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Donald Trump’s administration A so-called militarized zone has been added to the southern border wall in California, as the President continues His tough crackdown on immigration,
The Interior Department announced Wednesday that it will transfer jurisdiction of about 760 acres of land in San Diego and Imperial counties to the Navy for three years.
“By working with the Navy to address long-standing security deficiencies, we are strengthening the national defense, protecting our public lands from unlawful use, and advancing the President’s agenda of putting the safety of the American people first,” Interior Secretary Doug Burgum Said in a statement.
The Interior Department says the area — which extends from the western border of the Otay Mountain Wilderness Area to about a mile west of the California-Arizona state line — is a hot spot for illegal border crossings.
The tight security move comes after Trump boasted about how he closed the US-Mexico border. at a Trump rally To promote his economic agenda On Tuesday night in Pennsylvania, he distracted the crowd from the topic by telling them that the only country with a stronger border than the US is North Korea.
Southern border crossings have decreased dramatically since Trump took office. In January, there were more than 61,000 Customs and Border Protection encounters, and in October there were nearly 11,700 encounters.
Militarized zones across the southern border are not new to the Trump administration. Since April, hundreds of miles of national defense zones have been established along the border in Texas, New Mexico and Arizona. associated PressAP, over 7,000 troops have been deployed on the border informed,
The establishment of these militarized zones means greater potential penalties for migrants crossing the border. The AP reported in July that more than 1,400 migrants had been charged with trespassing into the military zone. The trespass charge carries a potential 18-month prison sentence in addition to the trespassing charge, which carries a six-month sentence.
The Trump administration created these militarized zones under the authority of a national emergency at the southern border, which the president declared on his first day in office.
“Our southern border is filled with cartels, criminal gangs, known terrorists, human traffickers, smugglers, military-age men from foreign adversaries, and illegal narcotics that harm Americans,” Trump said in the announcement.
This also includes Trump’s immigration action Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids across the country, including Los Angeles, to help fulfill his campaign promise of mass deportations.
New one AP-NORC Poll This shows that Trump’s approval on immigration has declined significantly since March. Now, only 38 percent of Americans approve of Trump’s handling of immigration, while 60 percent disapprove.
