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US expands militarized zones to 1/3 of southern border, stirring controversy
Annexed militarized zones will soon cover nearly one-third of the U.S. border with Mexico, empowering soldiers to arrest ...
Mexico braced for Trump’s mass deportations. They haven’t happened.
Trump has largely shut down the southwest border by ending asylum programs and deploying troops. But those moves have shrunk ...
Military Times on MSN3d
Pentagon creates new military border zone in Arizona
The fourth national defense area created along the US-Mexico border will be an extension of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma in the Sonora Desert.
Midland Reporter-Telegram on MSN2d
Border Patrol graduates new horse patrol class in rugged Big Bend
When Border Patrol agents in Big Bend traverse their 517-mile portion of the Texas-Mexico border, oftentimes the best mode of ...
Trump's border strategy empowers patrol agents to finally do their job, says veteran chief
Border Patrol Tucson Sector Chief McGoffin reported a 91% drop in apprehensions under Trump administration, citing stronger ...
Border Report3d
Border Report Live: New barriers planned for US-Mexico border
New barriers will soon be popping up along the U.S.-Mexico border. The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday morning ...
The Texas Tribune20d
After El Paso joined Abbott’s border crackdown, the number of dead migrants in the New Mexico desert surged
Since El Paso joined Operation Lone Star in 2022, migrant remains discovered in the desert west of the city have increased ...
Judge blocks order barring asylum access at border and gives administration two weeks to appeal
A federal judge has ruled that an executive order by President Donald Trump suspending asylum access at the southern border ...
Military Times on MSN5d
Air Force to manage new militarized zone along US-Mexico border
Military personnel will patrol and stop trespassers along the stretch of land, which spans 250 miles of the Rio Grande River ...
Inside Climate News5d
Border Wall Plans at New Mexico’s Mount Cristo Rey Raise Environmental Concerns
Environmental advocates warn that border wall construction on the rugged mountain could cause erosion and sever wildlife ...
Waco Tribune-Herald4d
Conservationists raise concerns with border wall expanding across scenic grasslands
A new stretch of border wall will soon be built through the San Rafael Valley, southeast Arizona's last major open space for ...
Troops begin detaining immigrants in national defense zone at border in escalation of military role
U.S. troops have begun directly detaining immigrants accused of trespassing on a recently designated national defense zone along the southern U.S. border, in an escalation of the military’s ...