Mexico has sent a diplomatic letter to the U.S. after the Trump administration announced it would transfer a large amount of federal land along the border to the Army.
The transfer of more than 100,000 acres of federal land along the border in New Mexico is an attempt to prevent illegal immigration, according to the Department of the Interior.
The U.S. Army will control the land for three years on an “emergency basis.”
The move has sparked some concern in Mexico that the land transfer could jeopardize the rights of Mexican nationals who cross the border.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said she sent a diplomatic letter to the U.S. about collaborating on security.
“It’s an autonomous decision in their own territory,” Sheinbaum said of the land transfer. She said she hopes to continue working with the U.S. on border security, but that the U.S. also respects Mexico’s sovereignty.
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