Overview
- Interior transferred about 760 acres in San Diego and Imperial counties to the Navy for a three‑year Area of Defense National along key stretches of the border.
- Authorities report roughly 7,000 service members deployed with helicopters, drones and surveillance assets under the border emergency declaration.
- The militarized zones place segments of the border under nearby base supervision and allow federal troops to detain migrants, with potential additional criminal charges.
- U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer issued a preliminary injunction directing the government to end its federal activation of the California National Guard, a move Trump ordered in June without the governor’s consent.
- Senators pressed military leaders in a public hearing over legal limits on domestic deployments, as critics cite Posse Comitatus concerns and note border‑arrest totals at multi‑decade lows.