Jennifer Kavanagh, a senior fellow and director of military analysis at the think tank Defense Priorities, told Military.com that transferring federal land for that kind of border operation is a notable change in tactics.
“Regardless of how they’re going to use it, it would be a major step because it would be a departure from what has been the past of just using active-duty forces at the border as you would use CBP [Customs and Border Protection] or National Guard personnel,” Kavanagh said.
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