Donald Trump signed an executive order authorizing the U.S. Army to operate directly on a strip of federal lands along the border with Mexico. The measure includes the Roosevelt Reservation, a 60-foot-wide line running from California to Texas. Active troops will be able to detain migrants and hand them over to civil authorities.
The plan includes physical barriers, sensors, drones, and constant surveillance, with an initial 45-day trial phase.
If it works, it will be permanent. Meanwhile, Mexico, as always, was excluded from any consultation.
Military Unilateralism and Diplomatic Submission
U.S. officials stated that military intervention is necessary due to "uncontrolled migration." Meanwhile, although the legality of this action is already questioned by U.S. experts, Trump didn't wait for permissions or consensus: he simply did it.
The reaction of the Mexican government was predictable. There was no diplomatic note, official stance, or urgent conference. Only the mute silence of a State that stopped defending its sovereignty long ago.
Morena Exported Chaos, Imported Submission
The militarization occurs in a context of an overwhelming migration crisis. A crisis deeply aggravated by the permissive, negligent, and cynical policies of López Obrador's government. Today, Trump is only reaping what Morena sowed.
The "hugs" strategy translated into a border without control, without surveillance, and without authority. Meanwhile, the United States, seeing Mexico turned into a trafficking corridor, decided to take command.
