Interior Secretary Doug Burgham visited New Mexico on Tuesday and announced that the US military will control approximately 110,000 acres of federal land along the US-Mexico border. Illegal immigration and human trafficking.
109,651 acres of federal land Military According to a statement from the US Department of the Interior, it will be subject to existing rights that are valid for three years.
This move comes after the president Donald Trump Last week, he signed “a military mission to seal US southern borders and fight back against invasions,” and “instructs defense, interior, agriculture and homeland security secretaries to take control of federal lands reasonably necessary to enable military operations.”
The jurisdictional switch allows the government to protect the sensitive natural and cultural resources of the region while supporting the Army US Border Patrol According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, operations are being made to secure borders and prevent illegal immigration.
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A group of over 100 immigrants attempted to illegally enter the United States on Thursday, March 21, 2024. (New York Post/Mega’s James Breeden)
“Securing our borders and protecting our country’s resources is closely related,” Burgham said in a statement. “Americans have given President Trump a mandate to make America safe and powerful again. ”
Burgham said the changes reflect interiors’ commitment to public safety, national security and responsible management of public lands.
Immigrants on the tropical border of Arizona. (US Border Patrol)
Trump orders military personnel to control federal land at the tropical border
The Army requested relocation on an “emergency basis” and was able to increase regular patrols by federal officials.
Trump declared a national emergency along the tropical border earlier this year.
The Army can also build infrastructure to prevent illegal immigrants, human traffickers and drugs from crossing the border.
US Customs and Border Patrol Agents from the Houlton sector will arrest illegal borders in March 2025. (US Customs and Border Protection)
The department not only does the crisis along the border not be limited to national security and law enforcement concerns, but also that it is “a sought to be a sought.” Environmental crisis. ”
The federal government, previously managed by the Bureau of Land Management, lives near the endangered species.
The area, from scattered small artifacts to large multiroom pueblos, includes cultural locations that could be harmful by repeated pedestrians, unregulated vehicles use and the creation of informal trails or camps, according to the statement.
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Illegal crossings with high traffic can lead to soil erosion, damage to vulnerable desert vegetation and loss of serious wildlife habitat, loss of cultural resources, increased fire risk, and contamination by garbage and human waste.
The department acknowledged that some of the land transferred to the Army is essential for the livelihood of the community, and said the Bureau of Land Management would work with the Army to ensure that “some” use continues to support local grazing and mining.
