Nebraska Sending Soldiers to US–Mexico Border in Support of Operation Lone Star

More than 60 Nebraska Army National Guard soldiers will be deployed to the U.S.–Mexico border in Texas.

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen speaks during a statue dedication ceremony for U.S. writer and novelist Willa Cather in the Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on June 7, 2023. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen announced on July 31 that more than 60 Nebraska Army National Guard soldiers will be deployed to the U.S.–Mexico border in Texas to support Operation Lone Star.

Mr. Pillen said in a press release that the troops will assist with securing the state’s border with Mexico for around four weeks, departing Nebraska on Aug. 2 and returning home in early September.