Military zone prompting arrests and criticism
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[{'start': '0.080', 'end': '4.640', 'text': 'A newly declared military zone along the'}, {'start': '2.720', 'end': '7.359', 'text': 'southern border in New Mexico is giving'}, {'start': '4.640', 'end': '10.080', 'text': 'a giving US military troops temporary'}, {'start': '7.359', 'end': '12.480', 'text': 'authority to detain migrants and anyone'}, {'start': '10.080', 'end': '14.080', 'text': 'who crosses a zone without permission.'}, {'start': '12.480', 'end': '15.839', 'text': 'Now, this move is already leading to'}, {'start': '14.080', 'end': '18.000', 'text': 'arrests. Thank you so much for tuning in'}, {'start': '15.839', 'end': '19.920', 'text': "to KTSM9 News at 10. I'm Monica Cortez"}, {'start': '18.000', 'end': '22.720', 'text': "and I'm Andy Morgan. Defense Secretary"}, {'start': '19.920', 'end': '25.600', 'text': 'Pete Hegsth visited last week and said'}, {'start': '22.720', 'end': '27.840', 'text': 'the defense area is a necessary action'}, {'start': '25.600', 'end': '30.240', 'text': 'towards border security. But as Diana'}, {'start': '27.840', 'end': '31.519', 'text': 'Castillo shows us, not everyone is in'}, {'start': '30.240', 'end': '33.239', 'text': 'agreement with how the federal'}, {'start': '31.519', 'end': '36.000', 'text': 'government is going about'}, {'start': '33.239', 'end': '39.200', 'text': 'it. A stretch of the southern border in'}, {'start': '36.000', 'end': '41.200', 'text': 'New Mexico, now a national defense area.'}, {'start': '39.200', 'end': '43.520', 'text': 'Troops stationed at the zone have'}, {'start': '41.200', 'end': '46.079', 'text': 'limited authority to detain anyone who'}, {'start': '43.520', 'end': '49.039', 'text': 'enters it illegally. That includes'}, {'start': '46.079', 'end': '52.480', 'text': 'migrants. Some say the policy is all'}, {'start': '49.039', 'end': '54.879', 'text': 'about security and safety. Others say it'}, {'start': '52.480', 'end': '57.920', 'text': 'threatens civil rights for citizens and'}, {'start': '54.879', 'end': '59.760', 'text': 'non-citizens alike. We are getting'}, {'start': '57.920', 'end': '61.559', 'text': 'complete control of the border. And the'}, {'start': '59.760', 'end': '63.840', 'text': "military that's here"}, {'start': '61.559', 'end': '65.439', 'text': 'now is fully empowered with every'}, {'start': '63.840', 'end': '67.920', 'text': "authority they need. It's what the"}, {'start': '65.439', 'end': '71.040', 'text': 'Department of Defense refers to as a'}, {'start': '67.920', 'end': '73.439', 'text': 'national defense area, covering roughly'}, {'start': '71.040', 'end': '76.000', 'text': '170 miles of the southern border in New'}, {'start': '73.439', 'end': '78.240', 'text': 'Mexico. Signs like this now warning'}, {'start': '76.000', 'end': '80.400', 'text': 'trespassers if they enter they will be'}, {'start': '78.240', 'end': '82.560', 'text': 'detained. Thousands of military troops'}, {'start': '80.400', 'end': '84.640', 'text': 'have been deployed to the zone. Now'}, {'start': '82.560', 'end': '87.200', 'text': 'tasked with monitoring, searching, and'}, {'start': '84.640', 'end': '89.439', 'text': 'detaining while working alongside border'}, {'start': '87.200', 'end': '91.360', 'text': "agents. They're out here in strikers."}, {'start': '89.439', 'end': '93.600', 'text': "They've got long range surveillance."}, {'start': '91.360', 'end': '95.280', 'text': "We've got drones. We're prepared to"}, {'start': '93.600', 'end': '97.520', 'text': 'detain and interdict. They know we mean'}, {'start': '95.280', 'end': '100.960', 'text': 'business. Any illegal attempting to'}, {'start': '97.520', 'end': '104.799', 'text': 'enter that zone is entering a military'}, {'start': '100.960', 'end': '107.040', 'text': 'base, a federal protected area. You can'}, {'start': '104.799', 'end': '109.520', 'text': 'be detained. You will be detained. And'}, {'start': '107.040', 'end': '111.759', 'text': "it's already happening. DHS confirms"}, {'start': '109.520', 'end': '114.560', 'text': 'dozens of migrants have been detained'}, {'start': '111.759', 'end': '117.920', 'text': 'for trespassing on the defense zone.'}, {'start': '114.560', 'end': '120.399', 'text': 'Some now face federal charges. But civil'}, {'start': '117.920', 'end': '123.439', 'text': 'rights organizations like ACLU New'}, {'start': '120.399', 'end': '126.159', 'text': 'Mexico say the move may do more harm'}, {'start': '123.439', 'end': '129.200', 'text': 'than good, targeting innocent people,'}, {'start': '126.159', 'end': '131.840', 'text': 'including US citizens. A statement by'}, {'start': '129.200', 'end': '133.440', 'text': 'the group reads in part, "We don\'t want'}, {'start': '131.840', 'end': '135.599', 'text': 'militarized zones where border'}, {'start': '133.440', 'end': '138.000', 'text': 'residents, including US citizens, face'}, {'start': '135.599', 'end': '140.480', 'text': 'potential prosecution simply for being'}, {'start': '138.000', 'end': '142.800', 'text': 'in the wrong place. This dangerous'}, {'start': '140.480', 'end': '145.120', 'text': 'expansion of military authorities'}, {'start': '142.800', 'end': '147.040', 'text': 'threatened both our civil liberties and'}, {'start': '145.120', 'end': '149.760', 'text': 'the cultural fabric that makes our'}, {'start': '147.040', 'end': '152.080', 'text': 'borderlands unique. During his visit'}, {'start': '149.760', 'end': '154.959', 'text': 'last week, Secretary of Defense Pete'}, {'start': '152.080', 'end': '157.760', 'text': 'Hexad said that this is only phase one'}, {'start': '154.959', 'end': '160.160', 'text': 'with plans to expand the defense area to'}, {'start': '157.760', 'end': '164.080', 'text': 'other parts of the border. Diana'}, {'start': '160.160', 'end': '164.080', 'text': 'Castillo, KTSM9 News.'}]