Pentagon sets up new 250 mile military buffer zone at border with crossings at record lows
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The Pentagon is creating a new expansive National Defense Area covering 250 miles of Texas border while illegal crossings plummet, with Joint Task Force-Southern Border monitoring the zone.
Michael Dorgan is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business.
Members of the Joint Task Force-Southern Border, under the direction of NORTHCOM will operate the zone and they will be responsible for monitoring and carrying out patrols. They will not carry out law enforcement duties but do have the authority to detain border and transfer them to Border Patrol. You can send tips to michael.dorgan@fox.com and follow him on Twitter @M_Dorgan.
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