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U.S. Department of the Interior

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Trump turns the southern border into military ground

Force in Play

Transferring public lands for use as National Defense Areas

Donald Trump has quietly turned long stretches of the southern border into de facto military bases. Under a new system of National Defense Areas, soldiers can stop migrants, hold them, and help prosecutors charge them as trespassers on military land.

Updated Dec 11, 2025