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Military Mission for Sealing the Southern Border of the United States and Repelling Invasions

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  1. documented

    On 2025-04-11, Donald Trump authorized military jurisdiction over specified federal lands along the southern border to support detection, detention, and transfer operations.

    Operative text of the cited action

    Military border-land mission extended armed-force authority into detention support · Military jurisdiction authorized on designated land; legality depends on mission and conduct.

  2. documented
    Superseded · open corrected record

    On 2025-04-11, Donald Trump authorized military jurisdiction over specified federal lands along the southern border to support detection, detention, and transfer operations.

    Operative text of the cited action

    Trump gave the military a border-land mission framed as repelling an invasion · superseded evidence record