The Pentagon announced Wednesday that it is establishing an expansive new military buffer zone in Texas aimed at bolstering border security as illegal crossings continue to plummet to record lows.
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ThePentagonannouncedWednesdaythatitisestablishinganexpansivenewmilitarybufferzoneinTexasaimedatbolsteringbordersecurityasillegalcrossingscontinuetoplummettorecordlows.
Thezone,knownasaNationalDefenseArea(NDA),willspan250milesalongtheRioGrandeRiverthroughCameronandHidalgocountieswithtemporarybarriersandsignagebeingsetuptosecurethearea.
MembersoftheJointTaskForce-SouthernBorder,underthedirectionofNORTHCOMwilloperatethezoneandtheywillberesponsibleformonitoringandcarryingoutpatrols.TheywillnotcarryoutlawenforcementdutiesbutdohavetheauthoritytodetainborderandtransferthemtoBorderPatrol.
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ThezonesitsonlandtransferredfromtheInternationalBoundaryandWaterCommissionandwillfallundertheadministrationofJointBaseSanAntonio,theAirForceannounced.
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