US EditionMilitary Zone Along Border Means New -- Potentially Harsher -- Penalties for Newly Detained Migrants
- The U.S. Government established a 60-foot-wide military zone called the Roosevelt Reservation along the southern border in California, Arizona, and New Mexico in April 2025.
- This action supports increased military involvement to enforce border security amid President Trump's push for mass deportations, raising concerns over new legal charges for migrants.
- Helicopters monitor crossings while over 10,000 troops and border patrol agents apprehend migrants entering the military-controlled corridor, with 28 migrants charged with trespassing and illegal entry by early May.
- Carlos Ibarra, a defense attorney, said this is "brand new" and noted that new trespassing charges add up to one year in custody, while ACLU representatives warned about risks for border residents facing prosecution.
- The expanded military role and enforcement in this zone suggest increasing legal challenges and heightened tension at the border affecting migrants and local communities alike.
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Yakima Herald-Republic
Independent EspañolU.S. Department of Defense designates a second military zone on the border with Mexico
EL PASO, Texas, U.S.A. (AP) — The Department of Defense reported Thursday on the designation of a second section located on the U.S.-Mexico border as a military zone for the enforcement of immigration laws.
The U.S. Army establishes a second military zone in Texas to detain immigrants.
By Haley Britzky, CNN The US military has established a second military zone along the southern border of Texas where soldiers can detain migrants before handing them over to Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The site, called the El Paso National Defense Area, is now part of the Army's Fort Bliss and in addition to the previously established New Mexico National Defense Area, US Northern Command announced Thursday. President Donald Trump order…
Military Zone Along Border Means New -- Potentially Harsher -- Penalties for Newly Detained Migrants
As of Monday, at least 28 migrants were charged with violating security regulations as well as entering the U.S. illegally, The Washington Post and Reuters reported.
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