16 h. ago US expands militarized zones to 1/3 of southern border, stirring controversy

Annexed militarized zones will soon cover nearly one-third of the U.S. border with Mexico, empowering soldiers to arrest people who cross the border illegally

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7 d. ago US Department of Defense expands militarised zone along Texas border

The Air Force has stated its readiness to immediately install warning signs prohibiting entry into the zone

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8 d. ago Trump administration expands military's role at the border to the southern tip of Texas

The Department of Defense is expanding a militarized zone along the southern U.S. border where troops are authorized to detain migrants for prosecution on charges of trespassing in a national defense area

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3 w. ago Troops begin detaining immigrants in national defense zone at border in escalation of military role

U.S. troops have begun directly detaining immigrants accused of trespassing on a recently designated national defense zone along the southern U.S. border

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3 w. ago Russia skirts Western sanctions to ramp up its military footprint in Africa

Even as it pursues its invasion of Ukraine, Russia is also expanding its military footprint in Africa

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4 w. ago Peruvian migrant acquitted in the first trial over the new militarized zone at US

A Peruvian woman who crossed the U.S. border illegally has been acquitted of unauthorized access to a newly designated militarized zone along the southern border

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