President Trump To Sign Proclamation To Send National Guard Troops To Mexican Border

President Trump will sign a proclamation Wednesday directing the Defense Department and the Department of Homeland Security to work with governors to deploy the National Guard to the southern border. The proclamation was announced by Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen Wednesday.

Trump himself called for using U.S. troops to secure the border with Mexico and prevent illegal immigration Tuesday.

"We're going to do some things militarily," Trump said. "Until we can have a wall and proper security, we're going to be guarding our border with the military."

"That's a big step," Trump continued, "we really haven't done that before, or certainly not very much before."

But the move has many precedents. Every president since Ronald Reagan has called on the National Guard for limited, temporary missions along the frontier. - More, NPR

President Trump To Sign Proclamation To Send National Guard Troops To Mexican Border

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