"The Trump administration announced Wednesday that it plans to create a militarized zone along the U.S.-Mexico border in California to support border security operations for three years, the latest in a controversial series of moves aimed at securing the border amid the government's immigration crackdown. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum said in a written statement that the agency plans to transfer about 760 acres of public land in San Diego and Imperial counties to the Department of the Navy,"
"Some local officials expressed concern about the move. San Diego County Supervisor Chair Terra Lawson-Remer said the federal government's action is unnecessary, unwanted and threatens basic principles like the rule of law and civil liberties that are vital to a democracy. "To be honest, this is a pathetic, political agitprop designed to distract from the affordability crisis that Americans are facing every single day in the grocery store and in our day-to-day lives," she said."
The federal government will transfer roughly 760 acres of public land in San Diego and Imperial counties to the Department of the Navy to create a National Defense Area along the U.S.-Mexico border for three years. The zone will support border security operations and marks a rare transfer of public land to the military in California. Similar actions occurred this year in New Mexico, Arizona and Texas alongside deployments of troops and equipment. Southwest border apprehensions fell substantially, and some local officials warned the move threatens civil liberties and blurs military and immigration enforcement roles.
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