Trump authorizes U.S. military to take control of land on southern border

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth
President Donald Trump is authorizing the U.S. military to take jurisdiction over federal lands along the southern border to help enforce his immigration agenda.

Trump issued a memorandum to the secretaries of Defense, Interior, Agriculture and Homeland Security late Friday titled “Military Mission for Sealing the Southern Border of the United States and Repelling Invasions.”

The order directs the secretaries to facilitate the transfer of jurisdiction...