U.S.: Govt announces new militarised zone along Mexico border

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The Trump administration announced plans for a new militarised zone in California, along the U.S.-Mexico border, as part of its crackdown on immigration.

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00:00U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has announced plans for a new militarized zone

00:05in California along the U.S.-Mexico border. It is part of the government's hardline

00:10immigration crackdown, which has seen illegal crossings fall to their lowest level in decades.

00:17According to a statement by the Department of the Interior, about 760 acres of public land

00:23in San Diego and imperial counties will be transferred to the Navy over three years

00:28to support border security operations and national defense. The land was originally reserved in 1907

00:34by President Theodore Roosevelt for border protection purposes. The department said the

00:39area remains one of the highest traffic zones for unlawful crossings, posing national security

00:44challenges and contributing to environmental damage. Since April, the Trump administration

00:50has designated several new militarized zones in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. Trump has also

00:56authorized the military to detain immigrants suspected of crossing illegally under his

01:01January executive order declaring illegal immigration a national emergency.

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