Pentagon creates new military border zone in Arizona
The fourth national defense area created along the US-Mexico border will be an extension of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma in the Sonora Desert.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
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Air Force to manage new militarized zone along US-Mexico border
Military personnel will patrol and stop trespassers along the stretch of land, which spans 250 miles of the Rio Grande River in Texas.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
US shifts warships in Mideast in response to Israel strikes
The Navy has directed the destroyer Thomas Hudner, capable of defending against ballistic missiles, to begin sailing toward the eastern Mediterranean.
By Tara Copp, AP
Trump administration plans to end Afghan relocation programs
The White House plans to shutter a program that relocates Afghan nationals who are endangered because of their involvement with U.S. war efforts.
By Riley Ceder
Soldier’s wife deported to Australia after detainment in Hawaii
Nicolle Saroukos, of Australia, was deported after being detained at an airport in Oahu, where she had landed to visit her husband, a U.S. soldier.
By Riley Ceder
Opinion
Militarizing America’s southern border is a slippery slope
The U.S. military has been hurled into an unprecedented and dangerous role as a police force along the U.S.-Mexico border, the author of this op-ed argues.
By Caroline Zier