Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — The Trump administration is considering plans to have the U.S. military control a buffer zone along the southern border and temporarily hold migrants who enter the country illegally. The plans would establish a military-controlled, 60-foot-deep buffer zone along the southern border that could extend from west Texas near El Paso to the Pacific Ocean in Southern California north of Tijuana, Mexico. A senior administration official said it is not clear whether Trump would approve the plan, though other officials argued the zone would likely establish enhanced penalties for migrants in the zone who were caught entering the U.S. illegally, including an expedited deportation process.
