What the National Guard Will Likely Do at the Border

Texas National Guard soldiers operate a LRAS3 surveillance system while monitoring the U.S.-Mexico border on Sept. 11, 2014, in Havana, Texas. John Moore/Getty Images

WASHINGTON—Plans are underway to send National Guard troops to boost enforcement along the U.S.–Mexico border.

President Donald Trump said on April 5 that anywhere between 2,000 and 4,000 troops will be deployed.