Trump gives military jurisdiction over federal land at U.S.-Mexico border
President Trump on Friday put the Pentagon in charge of a narrow strip of land along the U.S.-Mexico border, authorizing the military to detain immigrants suspected of crossing illegally.
Why it matters: The latest directive builds on Trump's January executive order declaring illegal immigration a national emergency and ordering the military to secure the border.
- Under the order, the military now has jurisdiction over the Roosevelt Reservation, a 60-foot-wide strip of land along the border with Mexico.
- The military can use that land to stage operations and detain immigrants suspected of crossing the border illegally.
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