US expands militarized zones to 1/3 of southern border, stirring controversy
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A sign warns against unauthorized entry into a militarized zone along the southern U.S. border in New Mexico on June 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)Seasonal laborers harvest onions on a privately owned ranch along the southern U.S. border in an unincorporated area 15 miles west of Columbus, N.M., on June 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)A military transport and surveillance vehicle is parked in a newly designated national defense area on June 11, 2025, along the southern U.S. border in El Paso, Texas. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)Tensions run high over management of federal public lands and wildlife at a Luna County Commission meeting in Deming, N.M., on June 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)Seasonal laborers harvest onions on a privately owned ranch along the southern U.S. border in an unincorporated area 15 miles west of Columbus, N.M., on June 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)
A sign warns against unauthorized entry into a militarized zone along the southern U.S. border in New Mexico on June 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)
