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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Josh Marcus

What Trump’s order for the military to take control of border ‘buffer zone’ means for the future of migrant crossings

Donald Trump has ordered the military to take control of federal lands along the border to deter what the president has deemed an “invasion” of illegal immigrants and cartel activity - a move that continues to push his crackdown on immigration.

“Our southern border is under attack from a variety of threats,” a Friday presidential memo reads. “The complexity of the current situation requires that our military take a more direct role in securing our southern border than in the recent past.”

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