The transfer of that border zone to military control — and making it part of an army installation — is an attempt by the trump administration to get around a federal law that prohibits u. s. The move is part of a series of actions by. Troops from being used in domestic law enforcement on american soil. Military to take control of a swath of federal land along the southern border. History for the use of the military in his crackdown on. · president trump authorized the military to take control of federal land stretching across three states at the southern border to assist in implementing his crack down on immigration. · president donald trump issued a memorandum directing the military to take temporary control over the roosevelt reservation , a corridor that runs along the border line in california, arizona and. The president justified the use of the military by. · president trump on friday night authorized the military to take control of a strip of public land along the southern border. President donald trump issued a memorandum on april 11 ordering the u. s. Military to take jurisdiction over federal lands along the southern border to help enforce his immigration agenda. · president donald trump is authorizing the u. s. · trump s ordered transfer of the federal land to the department of defense marks a new and unprecedented frontier in modern u. s.