Trump authorizes US military to take control of land at US-Mexico border

Order allows armed forces to take direct roll' in securing southern border, which Trump memo says is under attack'

Donald Trump has authorized the military to take control of land at the US-Mexico border as part of the president's broader efforts to crack down on undocumented immigration.

The authorization came late on Friday in a memorandum from Trump to interior secretary Doug Burgum, defense secretary Pete Hegseth, homeland security secretary Kristi Noem and agricultural secretary Brooke Rollins which outlined new policies concerning military involvement at the US's southern border.