South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem Sending National Guard to Border ‘Warzone’

Published on February 20, 2024

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has ordered the state’s National Guard troops to deploy to the southern border to help Texas deal with record-shattering waves of illegal immigration. Ms. Noem, a Republican, said that 60 South Dakota National Guard soldiers will deploy to the U.S.-Mexico border later this spring, on a rolling basis over a period of three months. “The border in a warzone, so we’re sending soldiers,” Ms. Noem said in a statement. South Dakota was the first state to deploy National Guard troops in response to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s call two-and-a-half years ago for help securing the border....

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