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U.S. Troops Could Detain Migrants After Being Given Control of Land On Southern Border

U.S. Army National Guardsman Spc. Bernard Mendoza, 24, watches for migrants and drug smugglers crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in Nogales, Arizona. (Credit: John Moore/Getty Images)

U.S. troops could be allowed to arrest migrants after being given a large sliver of land at the southern border, a new report claims.

Citing U.S. officials, The Associated Press detailed that the transfer of the border zone to military control seeks to bypass a federal law that prevents troops from being used for domestic law enforcement on U.S. soil.

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