US Army To Control Land On Mexico Border As Part Of Base, Migrants Could Be Detained, Officials Say

WASHINGTON (AP) — A long sliver of federal land along the U.S.-Mexico border that President Donald Trump is turning over to the Department of Defense would be controlled by the Army as part of a base, a move that could allow troops to detain any trespassers, including migrants. That’s according to U.S. officials who spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press. The transfer of that border zone to military control — and making it part of an Army installation — could allow the Trump administration to get around a federal law that prohibits U.S. troops from being used in domestic law enforcement on American soil, but one legal expert said the move is likely to be challenged in the courts.