Op-ed | Border Communities Face New Risks under Trump’s National Defense Areas - Davis Vanguard

Border Communities Face New Risks Under Trump’s National Defense Areas

Jonathan Blazer, Director of Border Strategies, ACLU In April, the Trump administration began declaring parts of the U.S.-Mexico border region as “National Defense Areas” (NDAs), as if they were restricted-access military bases. These NDA declarations aim to give the Department of Defense (DOD) new enforcement powers along the border. For immigrant communities, the stakes are especially high: crossing into an NDA now means risking federal trespa…

Op-ed | Border Communities Face New Risks under Trump’s National Defense Areas - Davis Vanguard

The Trump administration has declared parts of the U.S.-Mexico border region as "National Defense Areas", giving the Department of Defense new enforcement powers and potentially leading to federal trespassing charges for those who enter the areas, blurring the line between law enforcement and the military.