Trump to order National Guard to protect border with Mexico: official

Trump to order National Guard to protect border with Mexico: official
# 04 April 2018 23:12 (UTC +04:00)

President Donald Trump will sign a proclamation on Wednesday ordering the deployment of the National Guard to help protect the border with Mexico, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said.

“The president has directed that the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security work together with our governors to deploy the National Guard to our southwest border to assist the Border Patrol,” Nielsen said at a White House briefing.

“The president will be signing a proclamation to that effect today.”

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THE OPERATION IS BEING PERFORMED