US EditionDefense Department designates a second military zone on US border, extending into Texas
- The Pentagon established a second military zone along a 63-mile strip of the Texas-Mexico border near Fort Bliss in early May 2025.
- This move follows a similar designation last month in New Mexico and aims to bolster the Trump administration's effort to curb illegal immigration using military support.
- The zones, officially called national defense areas, allow U.S. soldiers to detect, monitor, and temporarily detain migrants trespassing on a narrow 60-foot-wide strip that is part of military installations.
- Gen. Gregory Guillot stated that creating a second national defense zone expands the military’s ability to monitor and respond to unlawful crossings along the southern border, allowing service members to temporarily hold trespassers until law enforcement can take custody.
- The expanded military presence, including nearly 8,000 deployed troops and surveillance assets, signals a heightened enforcement strategy that may serve as a model for broader border security efforts.
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