Trump Establishes New National Defense Area Along Southern Border

National Security Presidential Memorandum

• 🇺🇸 President Trump signed a memorandum directing federal agencies to make land available to the Defense Department for a new national defense area along the border.
• 🎯 This initiative follows an executive order aimed at stopping the flood of illegal aliens and achieving complete operational control of the U.S. borders.

Border Defense Expansion

• 🗺️ The new national defense area initially spans over 170 miles across the border in New Mexico.
• 📈 In the coming weeks, the administration plans to add more than 90 miles in Texas.

Enhanced Border Security Measures

• 🔍 This defense area will improve the ability to detect, interdict, and prosecute illegal aliens, criminal gangs, and terrorists.
• ⚠️ It will also bolster defenses against the smuggling of fentanyl and other dangerous narcotics into the country.