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U.S. Troops Ramp Up Role In Immigration Enforcement, Now Detaining Migrants Entering Military Areas

More than 10,000 active-duty troops remain deployed along the U.S.-Mexico border (Credit: Via Getty Images)

U.S. troops have begun conducting direct arrests of migrants crossing into recently-designated military areas, expanding their role in immigration enforcement.

Concretely, U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Chad Campbell said the first detentions took place last week after three migrants entered such an area in New Mexico. They were then turned over to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and charged with illegally entering militarized areas.

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