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The Trump administration plans to transfer federal land into military control in order to continue construction of the wall along the southern border. abcn.ws/30qWy4z
The Department of Interior, which controls public land around the country, announced that 560 acres of federal land will be transferred to the U.S. Army for the construction of 70 acres of border wall. abcn.ws/2AvvLd0
All of the land involved is part of an area called the "Roosevelt Reservation," which was designated by Pres. Theodore Roosevelt in 1907 to make all land 60 feet around the border between the U.S. and Mexico public to serve as a barrier against smuggling. abcn.ws/2AvvLd0
Interior Department officials said that this is the first time federal land has been transferred for border wall construction. abcn.ws/2AvvLd0
