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US Army to control land on Mexico border

Trump authorizes military to take control of federal land along US southern border
President Donald Trump sent a memorandum to four federal department heads Friday night instructing them to allow the military to use and take jurisdiction of federal land along the US-Mexico border.
US Army to control federal land along US-Mexico border
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US Army to control land on Mexico border as part of base, migrants could be detained, officials say
WASHINGTON (AP) — A long sliver of federal land along the U.S.-Mexico border that President Donald Trump is turning over to the Department of Defense would be controlled by the Army as part of a base, which could allow troops to detain any trespassers, including migrants, U.S. officials told The Associated Press.
Trump grants military control to federal border lands in unprecedented immigration crackdown
President Donald Trump's memorandum on April 11 ordering the military to take control of a swath of federal land along the southern border is part of an escalating series of actions by the White House to crack down on U.
Hundreds of miles of land at U.S./Mexico border to become Army base
Pres. Trump is planning to turn hundreds of miles of land at the Border into a base. 12News has more on where the bases would be and the reaction to the move.
Army to take control of land on US-Mexico border
For the next 45 days, the Defense Department will test taking control a section of land east of Arizona's Fort Huachuca. The move, could allow troops to be used in
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Troops ready for more work at US-Mexico border, adapt to Trump’s call for military zone as illegal crossings slow down
Active-duty troops are ready for more work in their deployment to the southern border and adapt to President Donald Trump’s ...
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2 US service members killed, 1 hurt in vehicle accident near US-Mexico border
Two U.S. service members were killed, and a third was seriously hurt, in a “vehicle accident" near the U.S.-Mexico border, ...
2 Marines deployed to U.S. southern border killed in vehicle accident, another hurt
Two service members deployed to the U.S. southern border are dead and a third is in serious condition after a vehicle ...
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Marine from Riverside identified as 1 of 2 service members killed in crash near US-Mexico border
Both Marines who died were combat engineers and based at Camp Pendleton, according to a U.S. Marine spokesperson. A third ...
U.S. Military Says 2 Killed in Vehicle Accident Near Mexico Border
Another service member was seriously wounded, the military said. The cause of the accident is under investigation.