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By Anna Giaritelli | April 06, 2018 11:07 PM
The Trump administration deployed National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border late Friday.
(AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
The Trump administration deployed National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border late Friday, the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security announced after 10 p.m. EST Friday.
"Tonight, National Guard troops are deploying to support border security missions along the U.S. southwest border," Defense Secretary Jim Mantis and Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen said in a joint statement.
"Working closely with the border governors, the Department of Homeland Security identified security vulnerabilities that could be addressed by the National Guard. We appreciate the governors' support and are dedicated to working with them to secure the national borders," they added.
The two Cabinet members said the decision to send troops down to the Southwest border was part of the administration's commitment to use "every lever of power" to support Customs and Border Protection, as well as Border Patrol and local law enforcement following reports last weekend that a 1,000-person caravan of Central American migrants were traveling to the U.S.
By Anna Giaritelli | April 06, 2018 11:07 PM
The Trump administration deployed National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border late Friday.
(AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
The Trump administration deployed National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border late Friday, the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security announced after 10 p.m. EST Friday.
"Tonight, National Guard troops are deploying to support border security missions along the U.S. southwest border," Defense Secretary Jim Mantis and Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen said in a joint statement.
"Working closely with the border governors, the Department of Homeland Security identified security vulnerabilities that could be addressed by the National Guard. We appreciate the governors' support and are dedicated to working with them to secure the national borders," they added.
The two Cabinet members said the decision to send troops down to the Southwest border was part of the administration's commitment to use "every lever of power" to support Customs and Border Protection, as well as Border Patrol and local law enforcement following reports last weekend that a 1,000-person caravan of Central American migrants were traveling to the U.S.