US EditionTrump team makes plans for military to hold migrants at border: WP
- The Trump administration is evaluating a plan for the Pentagon to control a buffer zone at the southern border, allowing active-duty troops to temporarily hold migrants after illegal crossings.
- The proposed buffer zone is planned to be 60 feet deep in New Mexico, within land designated by President Theodore Roosevelt for border security.
- If approved, this plan could extend along the border, raising legal questions under the Posse Comitatus Act regarding military involvement in law enforcement.
- More than 10,000 active-duty service members are already involved in border security efforts.
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Border military buffer zone a 'waste of taxpayer dollars'
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – A New Mexico congressman on Friday characterized a new Trump administration plan to deploy additional troops to the border with Mexico as a waste of taxpayer dollars. The Washington Post reported on Wednesday the administration is considering plans to create a “buffer zone” along the Southwest border where the U.S. military could detain and hold migrants coming across illegally from Mexico. This is on top of the …
Proposal for military 'buffer zone' along US-Mexico border raises alarm
For Star subscribers: A proposal reportedly being considered by the Trump administration to establish a military installation along the US-Mexico border where the military could temporarily hold migrants has raised
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Trump administration reported to consider expanding military role along southern border
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is gearing up to militarize a stretch of the southern border, according to a Washington Post report Thursday, raising concerns from experts that the move would put U.S. military members in direct contact with migrants,…
Trump considers sending military to Southern border as buffer zone
The Trump administration is considering a plan to create a buffer zone involving the military along the Southern border with Mexico. This could include American troops temporarily holding migrants who cross into the United States. It comes as the White House continues to test the limits of executive power. NBC’s Gabe Gutierrez reports for TODAY.
Trump administration considering buffer zone on the border
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico (KVIA) -- The Washington Post is reporting the Trump Administration has plans for the Pentagon to have a buffer zone along the border including a section in southern New Mexico. This will allow U.S. Military personnel to temporarily hold migrants who cross the border illegally between ports of entry. "I can't
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