US Makes First Prosecutions of Illegal Immigrants for Entering Military Zone at Border

The United States has begun prosecuting illegal immigrants for allegedly crossing into a restricted military zone along the U.S.–Mexico border, according to court filings filed on April 28. Some 28 illegal immigrants have been charged with illegal entry and “violations of security regulations” for entering a “restricted and controlled” New Mexico national defense area, according to the court filings. The newly created military zone includes the Roosevelt Reservation, a 60-foot-wide corridor owned by the federal government running along the border in California, Arizona, and New Mexico. The Interior Department transferred control of nearly 110,000 acres of federal land along the border to the Army on April 15, granting the military control of the border zone for three years....