Hundreds of Marines have been deployed to Yuma, Arizona, to assist in the Trump administration’s efforts to strengthen security along the border with Mexico.
The deployment followed a July announcement by the Department of the Interior that it transferred jurisdiction of about 285 acres of public land in Yuma County along the border to the Navy for three years.
The land was designated a National Defense Area to support border security operations.
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