South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has announced that additional state National Guard members will be sent to the U.S.–Mexico border to assist immigration enforcement efforts.
According to Noem’s office, the deployment will add 125 members to the 50-strong South Dakota troops that are deployed there, bringing the total to 175. Noem, a Republican, is one of several governors who have sent law enforcement or National Guard members to the border following a request from the governments of Arizona and Texas for assistance, although Noem said they’re being sent to the border at the request of the federal government.
