Author: TJ Muscaro
On Thursday, the United States announced the creation of a second military zone along the southern border with Mexico, moreover expanding the presence of the army in the area.
Named “Defense of National Defense in Texas” and announced at the end of May 1, it’s a 63 mile episode, which runs east of the State of Texas-Nev Mexico in El Paso.
The creation of the zone takes place after the creation of the first military zone in April along the 60 feet width corridor called Roosevelt reservation. The corridor runs along the borders of New Mexico, Arizona and California.
Almost 110,000 acres of federal land along the border moved From the interior department to the army on April 15, granting military control in the zone for 3 years.
According to court documents submitted on April 28, the United States initiated criminal proceedings for 28 illegal immigrants for alleged transition to the new military zone, accusing them of “violating the provisions regarding security” and introducing a “limited and controlled” national defense area in New Mexico at the peak of an illegal entry.
“Every illegal attempt to enter this zone enters the military base – a federal, protected area,” said the secretary of defense Pete HegeSeth in the video on April 25 during a visit to the area. “You will be detained. You will be banned by American troops and a border patrol, working together.”
“If you tried to avoid, avoiding law enforcement agencies, just like any other military base,” he added. “You will add allegations of what you may be accused of offenses and crime, you can look at 10 years in prison.”
The American prosecutor said that 82 illegal immigrants were accused of moving to the military zone in Nowy Mexico. The federal government announced in March that the variety of illegal immigrants fell to the lowest level ever registered.
Governor of New Mexico Michelle Lujan Grisham objected to surgery, calling her “deportation buffering zone” in her condition, and “the waste of resources and military staff, especially when the passages of migrants are the lowest than decades.”
Meanwhile, Texas Governor Greg Abbott, who was still sending the National Guard of his state to secure the border during Biden administration, with satisfaction with federal assistance. By publishing photos of barriers with razor cables on May 1, he said on Facebook post“Texas still cooperates with the Trump administration to stop illegal immigration.”
About 11,900 soldiers are stationed on the border. According to the Department of Defense, customs and protection of American borders remain jurisdiction over illegal border crossings. Soldiers stop and transfer illegal immigrants to the US border patrol.
