President Donald Trump on Friday issued a memorandum that allows the Defense Department to take jurisdiction of federal lands along the United States southern border as part of his immigration agenda.

The memorandum comes after Trump ordered the military to help secure the southern border, and thousands of U.S. troops have since been stationed along the border. The service members are not used for law enforcement activities, but help monitor and report illegal crossings. 

The new order, titled "Military Mission for Sealing the Southern Border of the United States and Repelling Invasions," directs the secretaries of Agriculture, Defense, Homeland Security, and Interior to transition jurisdiction of the lands to the Defense Department, so military activity can "occur on a military installation under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense."

The new military land will be designated as "National Defense Areas," and will include the Roosevelt Reservation. Federal Indian Reservations are excluded. 

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.