NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A new order from President Trump is establishing a military buffer zone at the southern border. This initiative follows the Trump Administration's decision to send troops to the border in New Mexico. In an effort to secure the southern border, President Trump issued a memo that allows the military to operate in the Roosevelt Reservation, a 60-foot-wide strip of land that stretches from California to New Mexico. According to the memo from the White House, this order excludes "federal Indian reservations." The directive also authorizes the use of this land for "border-barrier construction and the installation of detection and monitoring equipment." Trump tariffs bring Democrat disagreements to surface Earlier this year, shortly after taking office, the president declared a state of emergency at the border, which led to the deployment of military personnel to assist with border patrol efforts. In March, the Department of Defense sent a Stryker brigade to the New Mexico border to aid in surveillance. The Department of Defense has 45 days to review the first phase of the memo and its implementation. ...read more read less