The United States Government announced the creation The second military zone is limited on the border by MexicoAs reported on Thursday, the northern command of the United States
In particular, Pentagon He will take control of a narrow strip of land along the border with an expansion of more than 100 kilometers and will become part of the base Fort Bliss, not far from El Paso.
The goal indicated Northern commandThis is to control the “illegal activity” on the border. Donald Trump’s government increased the military presence on the border, deploying hundreds of soldiers, for Prevent the entry of migrants and asylum seekers to the country.
On April 11, Trump authorized the US Army to take control of the federal land on the southern border to advance it Immigration policy
In the presidential order issued today, Trump asked secretaries Protection, national security, interior and agriculture This contributes to the transfer of public lands under consideration to resolve “military activities” in facilities that are moving on to the jurisdiction of the Pentagon.
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The transfer of land is mentioned at that time only in the call “Roosevelt”, A narrow part of the earth 20 meters wide, which extends parallel to the border with Mexico several kilometers from New Mexico in California.
At the beginning of the week US Department of Justice He accused 28 immigrants of the intersection of this border strip, which is the first position for foreigners arrested in a limited military zone.
28 immigrants were accused of violating the rules Security in the military zone of the United States, The main crime for a civil accusation of crossing the border is irregular.
Control over the ground by the army increases the growing presence of the Pentagon in the management of migration organisms. Since the arrival of Trump to power, the Pentagon has launched thousands of soldiers on the southern border, and the government used military aircraft to transfer Venezuelan migrants to The Military Base of Guantanamo in Cuba.
The number of people detained irregularly crossing the southern border of the United States has collapsed since the Republican arrived at the White House, from less than 30 thousand arrests in February, Compared to 124 thousand who were registered in December, while former President Joe Biden was still in power.
With information EFE.
