The Pentagon has established a second National Defense Area (NDA) along the U.S.-Mexico border as part of a broader military initiative to monitor and deter illegal crossings. The newly designated El Paso National Defense Area (EPNDA) will become part of Fort Bliss in Texas and stretches about 63 miles along the southern border.
This move follows the April 15 designation of the New Mexico National Defense Area (NMNDA), a 60-foot-wide, 200-mile-long strip of land now under Department of Defense control.
