The Pentagon will create two new military zones along the border with Mexico, U.S. officials said on Wednesday, a move that allows troops to temporarily detain migrants or trespassers.

Largest Military Border Zone Yet to Be Created in Texas as Part of Air Force Base U.S. Army soldier stands beside a Stryker to observe the Rio Grande River near Roma, Texas, June 12, 2025.

The announcement follows the recent establishment of two similar zones along other stretches of the border. The military designated a 63-mile-long area in southern Texas as part of Fort Bliss near ...

And in April, the Pentagon created a 60-foot-wide strip of land along 200 miles of the border between New Mexico and Mexico, effectively turning it into part of a U.S. military base there.

AUSTIN, Texas — The military established this week a fourth defense zone along the U.S. border with Mexico — creating a strip of land in Arizona where anyone crossing the border is subject to ...

The militarized border zone is a counterpoint to the deployment of roughly 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines to Los Angeles following protests over Trump’s stepped-up enforcement of ...

The Pentagon will create two new military zones along the border with Mexico, U.S. officials said on Wednesday, a move that allows troops to temporarily detain migrants or trespassers.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Pentagon will create two new military zones along the border with Mexico, U.S. officials said on Wednesday, a move that allows troops to temporarily detain migrants or ...