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The Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum visited the new Mexico on Tuesday to announce that the US army would take control of nearly 110,000 hectares of federal land along the border of the US-Mexico, the latest attempt to suppress suppression illegal immigration and trade in people.
109.651 hectares of federal land will be transferred to army Three years, in accordance with valid existing rights, according to a statement of the US Ministry of the Interior.
That move comes after the president Donald Trump Last week, he signed a memorandum, “Military Mission for Seal of the Southern Border of the United States and the rejection of invasions”, directing secretaries of defense, interior, agriculture and homeland security to take control of the Federal countries “reasonably needed to enable military activities.”
Transfer of jurisdiction will allow the Government to protect sensitive natural and cultural resources in the region while helping the military to support support American border patrol Operations in securing the border and preventing illegal immigration, according to the interior department.
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“Providing our border and the protection of our country’s resources are going hand in hand,” Burgum said in a statement. “The US people gave President Trump a mandate to re -make America safe and strong. “
Burgum said the change reflects a commitment to the interior of public security, national security and responsible public land management.
Migrants on the southern border in Arizona. (American border patrol)
Trump orders the army to take control of the federal land on the southern border
The army requested the transfer on an “emergency” so that the federal staff could increase regular patrols.
Prior to this year, Trump declared a national emergency along the southern border.
The army will also be able to build infrastructure to prevent illegal immigrants, traders of people and narcotics to cross the border.
The agents of the American customs and border protection from the Houlton sector arrested an illegal border crossing in March 2025. (American customs and border protection)
The department noted that the crisis along the border was not limited to national security and concern for law enforcement, but also “represents Environmental crisis. “
In the region, almost two dozen federally endangered species lived in the region, which previously managed the land management bureau.
The region also contains cultural sites ranging from small artefactic spray to large multi -pueblos Multiroom, which could harm repeated foot traffic, unregulated use of vehicles and creating informal trails or camps, according to a statement.
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Illegal transitions of high traffic could lead to soil erosion, damage to fragile desert vegetation and critical habitat of wildlife, loss and damage to cultural resources, increased risk of fire and pollution from garbage and human waste.
The department admitted that part of the land transferred to the army was crucial to the life of local communities and said that the land management bureau would work with the army to ensure that “some” use would continue to support local grazing and mining.
