Kristi Noem Overrules Critics, Sends More South Dakota National Guard Troops To Southern Border
South Dakota Kristi Noem just overruled her critics from the Dem Party and the media and announced that she is sending more troops to the border to help with the ongoing crisis. Noem said she will be sending an additional 125 members of the South Dakota National Guard to the border between the U.S. and Mexico to help federal immigration authorities deal with the migrant surge.
Noem sent 50 troops to Texas to help with the border surge earlier and was attacked by the media and the Dems mainly over a report that a Tennessee billionaire funded the deployment. And in a twist no one saw coming, the additional troops Noem will send will be paid for by the federal government.
“Our South Dakota National Guard is the very best in the country, and they are prepared for the sustained response the national security crisis at our southern border requires,” Noem said.
“I am hopeful that this mission indicates the Biden Administration is waking up to the devastating situation at the border.”
“The border is a national security crisis that requires the kind of sustained response only the National Guard can provide.”
“We should not be making our own communities less safe by sending our police or Highway Patrol to fix a long-term problem President Biden’s Administration seems unable or unwilling to solve.”
Noem issued a press release announcing the move:
Today, Governor Kristi Noem approved the deployment of approximately 125 members of the South Dakota National Guard to the southern border between the United States and Mexico. The deployment will take place later this year at the request of the federal government.
“Our South Dakota National Guard is the very best in the country, and they are prepared for the sustained response the national security crisis at our southern border requires,” said Governor Kristi Noem.
“I am hopeful that this mission indicates the Biden Administration is waking up to the devastating situation at the border.”
The soldiers are members of the South Dakota National Guard’s 1742nd Transportation Company, stationed in Sioux Falls and Flandreau.
These soldiers will be deployed for up to nine to twelve months and will be in a federal pay status.
This deployment is in addition to the state active duty deployment that Governor Noem announced last week.
The guard members will provide non-law enforcement support to U.S. customs agents as part of the government’s Southwest Border mission.
The Southwest Border mission involves security along the Mexican border in California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas.
The request for South Dakota guard members came from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the National Guard Bureau. About 3,000 Guard members from several states are involved in this federal mission.
For security reasons, additional information about the guard members’ duties will not be provided.
Today, I approved the deployment of an additional 125 members of the @SD_Guard to the southern border.
— Governor Kristi Noem (@govkristinoem) July 7, 2021
Our SD Guard is the best in the country. They're prepared for the kind of sustained response the national security crisis at our border requires.
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— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) July 8, 2021