Secretary of the Interior transfers jurisdiction of five parcels of land to the Department of the Army to secure the southwest border
(WorldNews Environment)

WASHINGTON - Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt announced today the transfer of administrative jurisdiction of approximately 560 acres of Federal lands to the U.S. Department of the Army (Army) to build roughly 70 miles of border barriers. This action comes in response to a series of applications for Emergency Withdrawal as submitted by the Army for construction or augmentation of barriers along the southern border. No national parks nor segments from Indian country are included in the land transfer. The Army submitted its requests following Presidential Proclamation 9844, issued by President...