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

The National Guard deployment, tasked with helping Texas build its border wall, will be South Dakota’s fifth amid the border crisis.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem speaks during the National Rifle Association annual convention at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas on May 27, 2022. Brandon Bell/Getty Images

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.