Trump administration expands military's role at the border to the southern tip of Texas
A military vehicle surveys the southern U.S. border on a bluff above Sunland Park, N.M., on April, 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The Department of Defense is expanding a militarized zone along the southern U.S. border where troops are authorized to detain people who enter for possible federal prosecution on charges of trespassing in a national defense area.
The Air Force on Monday announced the annexation of a serpentine 250-mile (400-kilometer) stretch of the border in Texas amid a buildup of military forces under President Trump's declaration of a national emergency at the border.
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