The Trump administration announced plans Wednesday for a new militarized zone in California, along the U.S.–Mexico border.

The big picture: Some 760 acres of public land in San Diego and Imperial counties is being transferred to the Navy over a three-year period to "support ongoing border security operations" and national defense in the latest militarized zone, per a Department of the Interior statement. • President Trump's administration has since April designated several new militarized zones along the border in Arizona, New Mexico and Texas, authorizing the military to detain immigrants suspected of crossing illegally as part of his January executive order declaring illegal immigration a national emergency. • His administration's hardline immigration crackdown has led to illegal cr

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