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The National Guard has announced that they will be deploying personnel to the southern border to support President Trump’s directive for enhanced migration enforcement and border security operations.

Some shit you should know before you read: Shortly after taking office, President Trump signed multiple executive orders aimed at reshaping US immigration policy and strengthening border security. Among these was a declaration of a national emergency at the southern border, which enabled the federal government to allocate additional resources and authority to address what Trump described as an “invasion” of illegal migrants. Another order reinstated Trump’s “Remain in Mexico policy, requiring asylum seekers to wait in Mexico while their cases were processed in US immigration courts.  

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What’s going on now: In an announcement, the National Guard Bureau confirmed the deployment of additional troops to the southern border to support US Northern Command (NORTHCOM) in enforcing border security under President Trump’s directive. This deployment includes over 1,600 National Guard troops, which are separate from the 1,500 active-duty troops recently ordered by Acting Defense Secretary Robert Salesses. According to the National Guard, these personnel are expected to be fully operational soon. They will join the ongoing efforts of the more than 4,100 Texas National Guard personnel already stationed at the border as part of Operation Lone Star.

The roles of these National Guard troops will focus on providing logistics support, conducting detection and monitoring operations, assisting with deportation flights, and contributing to the construction of temporary and permanent border barriers.

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In a statement, Gen. Steven S. Nordhaus, chief of the National Guard Bureau said, “In conjunction with our Joint Service partners, we are developing additional support options to meet USNORTHCOM, USTRANSCOM and Department of Homeland Security force requirements as this critical mission evolves.”

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