EL PASO, Texas — The Defense Department said Thursday that it has designated a second stretch on the U.S. border with Mexico as a military zone to enforce immigration laws.

The US Departments of the Navy and Air Force are expected to announce the establishment of two additional military zones along the US southern border this week, three US officials told CNN.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Pentagon will create two new military zones along the border with Mexico, U.S. officials said on Wednesday, a move that allows troops to temporarily detain migrants or ...

The announcement follows the recent establishment of two similar zones along other stretches of the border. The military designated a 63-mile-long area in southern Texas as part of Fort Bliss near ...

The Defense Department said Thursday that it has designated a second stretch on the U.S. border with Mexico as a military zone to enforce immigration laws.

Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Carlos A. Ruiz, center, with Marines at the border wall near San Ysidro, California, Feb. 24, 2025. (Lance Cpl. Diego Berumen/Marine Corps) COLUMBUS, N.M. (AP ...

The Pentagon is creating two additional expanded military zones at the southwestern border, to be patrolled by U.S. soldiers, in the Trump administration’s latest step to militarize the boundary ...

The Pentagon reportedly will create two new military buffer zones on the U.S.-Mexico border, including one in Arizona, as President Donald Trump continues his border militarization strategy ...

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The border military zones are one of Trump's most audacious attempts yet to use troops trained for overseas combat in roles normally carried out by Border Patrol or local police.

An international conference on the Role of Armed Forces in the Protection of Civilians in Peace Operations, will be organised next July 10-11 in Tunis by the Defence Ministry, in partnership with the ...

EL PASO, Texas – The Defense Department said Thursday that it has designated a second stretch on the U.S. border with Mexico as a military zone to enforce immigration laws.. The newest area is ...