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April 15, 2025

Trump Orders Military to Take Control of Vast Stretch of Southern Border
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President Trump has ordered the military to take control of a narrow
strip of the U.S.-Mexico border spanning some 2,000 noncontiguous miles
from the Pacific Ocean to New Mexico. The land transfer is an attempt by
the Trump administration to skirt federal law prohibiting U.S. troops
from being used in domestic law enforcement, including as immigration
agents.


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