US Army to control land on Mexico border as part of base, migrants could be detained, officials say

President Trump plans to turn hundreds of miles of land at the border into a U.S. Army base

(NBC, KYMA/KECY) - A narrow stretch of federal lands running along a major portion of the U.S.-Mexico border has been transferred to the military in hopes of increasing migrant apprehensions under a new memo signed by President Donald Trump. The Roosevelt Reservation, a 60-foot-side strip of land that stretches across California, Arizona and New Mexico, will be treated as Department of Defense property. After just days in office, President Trump…

Tracking crossings and attempted crossings at the Southwest border

President Donald Trump came into office promising the largest mass deportation in U.S history, targeting the more than 10 million unauthorized migrants living in the United States.

Part of southern border may become Army base

WASHINGTON — A long sliver of federal land along the U.S.-Mexico border that President Donald Trump is turning over to the Department of Defense would be controlled by the Army as part of a base, which could allow troops to…

U.S. Rep. Vasquez decries president’s order to militarize parts of U.S.-Mexico border in NM • Source New Mexico

U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez called militarizing the U.S.-Mexico border "misguided and wasteful," following President Trump's orders last week for a military buffer zone. (Photo by Leah Romero / Source NM)U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D-New Mexico) on Monday called militarizing the U.S.-Mexico border “misguided and wasteful,” following President Donald Trump’s direction late last week authorizing a military buffer zone stretching from California to New Mexi…

A long strip of federal land along the U.S.-Mexico border that President Donald Trump is giving over to the Department of Defense will be controlled by the Army as part of a base, which could allow troops to stop any intruders, including immigrants, U.S. officials told The Associated Press. Transferring that border area to military control—and making it part of an Army facility—is an attempt by the Trump administration to circumvent a federal la…

Trump's new trick to stop illegal immigration: He's building a 100-mile-long army base on the border with Mexico. Then the army will be allowed to intervene against civilians.