What began as political rhetoric during the early days of president donald trump. Relations between the united states and mexico have entered their most dangerous phase in decades, as confirmed movements of u. s. Troops from being used in domestic law enforcement on american soil. 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. · donald trump has ordered the military to take control of federal lands along the border to deter what the president has deemed an “invasion” of illegal immigrants and cartel activity - a move. · for transportation, detention, and potentially apprehension of migrants, the trump administration is looking to the military. · at the san diego border sector, traditionally one of the busiest crossing areas of the u. s. · world defense washington / mexico city : Border with mexico, hundreds of service members from the army, marines, and navy have been deployed. · trump signed executive orders aimed at building military presence along the border and designating cartels as foreign terrorist groups, heres whats next. Military armor toward the southern border collide with increasingly explicit threats of unilateral american action against mexican drug cartels.