Domestic Affairs

U.S. Considers Military Deployment for Migrant Detentions at the Border: Legal, Strategic, and Humanitarian Implications

Introduction In a dramatic escalation of federal border enforcement, the Trump administration has initiated steps to place a federal buffer zone along the U.S.-Mexico border—known as the Roosevelt Reservation—under direct military jurisdiction. This move, formalized in a presidential memorandum, would allow the U.S. Army to