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Pentagon shifts $200 million to seal off border bombing range

The Pentagon is seeking to reallocate $200 million in funding for barriers to seal off areas surrounding Arizona’s Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range.

Under new Trump rules, US troops sound the alarm on border crossings

U.S. troop deployments at the border have tripled to 7,600 and include every branch of the military — even as the number of attempted crossings plummet.

Navy destroyer at southern border intercepts 3,439 pounds of cocaine

Two suspects were arrested, and the vessel carrying the cocaine was sunk after being deemed too hazardous to others at sea.

Militarized zones now make up 1/3 of southern border, stirring debates

Long stretches of the border are under the supervision of nearby military bases, empowering U.S. troops to detain people entering the country illegally.

Pentagon creates new military border zone in Arizona

The fourth national defense area created along the US-Mexico border will be an extension of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma in the Sonora Desert.

Navy destroyer transfers 245 kilograms of seized contraband at sea

A U.S. Navy destroyer handed off 245 kilograms of illegal goods recovered by the Royal Canadian Navy to the U.S. Coast Guard in the Caribbean Sea.

Opinion

Militarizing America’s southern border is a slippery slope

The U.S. military has been hurled into an unprecedented and dangerous role as a police force along the U.S.-Mexico border, the author of this op-ed argues.

Pentagon approves 1,100 more troops for southern border mission

The additional 1,100 troops would bring the military close to 10,000 total deployed in support of the border mission.

Military border zone spurs charges against hundreds of migrants

Several hundred immigrants have been charged with unauthorized access to a newly designated militarized zone along the southern U.S. border.

Defense Department designates second military zone on southern border

Troops are authorized to take custody of migrants who illegally cross the border within the zone until they are transferred to civilian authorities.