US expands militarized zones to 1/3 of southern border, stirring controversy

AP News ^ | Updated 11:14 PM CDT, July 3, 2025 | Morgan Lee

[dfwgator]

“Controversy” = anything the Left disagrees with

[ClearCase_guy]

The Trump Administration did something ... stirring controversy.

[MotorCityBuck]

👍🇺🇸

[SecondAmendment]

The primary mission of a military is to protect its country's borders by any and all means necessary

I have spoken

[lurk]

You gotta have a military.
The military needs a place to stay and train.
The wave of new recruits since January is huge.
The border has been in an invasion crisis.

Where else you going to put them? Ft Riley? Campbell? Lewis?

[Ronaldus Magnus III]

US expands militarized zones to 1/3 of southern border, stirring controversy.

US expands militarized zones to 1/3 of southern border, stirring and inspiring more confidence in the safety and security of the United States of America.

There, fixed it

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[Paladin2]

Just Keep OUT!

No problems then.

Simple.

[TheDon]

Amen!

[RummyChick]

https://x.com/WatchChad/status/1940864350782382315?t

[Luke21]

Asspress always sniffs around for “controversy” that offends their precious Democrats.

[tumblindice]

SCOTUS has consistently ruled—when both Obama & his Mini me Joe were intentionally neglecting their constitutional duty to enforce our immigration law, actually barring Arizona and others from defending themselves from invasion—that our northern and southern border fall within the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal government.
You can’t have it both ways, traitorous democrats.

[TalBlack]

“…and sidestep a law prohibiting military involvement in civilian law enforcement.”

BULL!!! The most fundamental job of the U.S. military is TO PROTECT THIS NATION FROM INVASION.

[j.havenfarm]

Is that better or worse that “sparks controversy,” another favorite journalistic cliche

[dennisw]

This should have been done decades ago. Make most parts of the border, military bases and military zones. This is a no-brainer. But GW/Obama/Biden were all open borders saboteurs.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Not to mention it is one of the few enumerated powers of the feral government.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

"...sidestep a law prohibiting military involvement in civilian law enforcement"

Those Wascally Weepublicans, sidestepping the law...

[frog in a pot]

From the article:
detaining illegal entrants...sidestep[s] a law prohibiting military involvement in civilian law enforcement.

What law? Clue: it is not the Posse Comitatus Act. That statute prohibits use of military forces in law enforcement against U.S. citizens.

[Savage Beast]

Why only one-third of the U.S. border with Mexico?

[Libloather]

...declared by President Donald Trump on his first day in office.

Dood never sleeps.