Administration reportedly working to fulfill a conservative dream: create buffer zone to be occupied by US troopsThe Trump administration is working on a plan to create what conservatives have long demanded: a militarized buffer zone along the southern border in New Mexico that would be occupied by active-duty US troops, empowered to detain migrants who cross into the United States unlawfully, the Washington Post reports.According to the Post, recent internal discussions have centered on deploying troops to a section of the border in New Mexico that would be turned into a kind of military installation, which would give the soldiers a legal right to detain migrants who “trespass” on the elongated base. Unauthorized migrants would then be held until they can be turned over to immigration officers. Continue reading...
The Trump administration is reportedly planning to create a militarized buffer zone along the New Mexico-Mexico border, occupied by US troops with the authority to detain individuals crossing unlawfully. This plan aims to circumvent the Posse Comitatus Act, which restricts military involvement in civilian law enforcement.
