The Pentagon is set to control the Roosevelt Reservation, a 170-mile stretch at the southern border, where troops can detain migrants as trespassers.

The United States Army has created a second military zone along the border with Mexico, adding an area in Texas where troops can temporarily detain migrants or intruders, after a similar area

The Defense Department says it has designated a second stretch on the U.S. border with Mexico as a military zone to enforce immigration laws.