Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders deploys Arkansas National Guard troops to southern border
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has ordered the deployment of National Guard troops to the southern border of the United States for the second time since taking office.
Sanders cited what she called the ongoing "invasion” of the border as the reason for the Tuesday deployment order.
“President Biden opened our southern border to an invasion of illegal immigrants, drugs, and human trafficking and is now criticizing Texas for stepping up where his administration has failed,” Sanders said. “I’ve seen the crisis our President created firsthand, and I know the incredible men and women of the Arkansas Guard can help supplement Texas’ efforts to keep our border secure and our states safe.”
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is shows a record-setting number of encounters at the nation’s southern border in 2024, with an all-time high of over 300,000 encounters in December 2023.
Officials said approximately 40 guard troops are being sent to the border for an April 1 to May 30 deployment. A statement from the governor’s office said Arkansas troops will enhance the Texas National Guard’s surveillance and reconnaissance abilities and provide increased detection and tracking capabilities to their partners.
Arkansas National Guard Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Jonathan Stubbs said troops were ready.
“We assisted Texas last year, and have done so under previous administrations,” Stubbs said. “Our Soldiers will be well prepared and ready to assist the Texas National Guard’s operations.”
Sanders ordered the deployment of 80 National Guard troops to the border in 2023, and visited the border during that deployment. She also visited the southern border on Feb. 4 with 14 other Republican governors.
Gov. Asa Hutchinson, Sanders' predecessor, deployed 40 Guardsmen to the southern border for 90 days in the summer of 2021. The Arkansas National Guard also deployed troops between June 2006 and July 2008 in support of Operation Jump Start, providing more than 750 soldiers and airmen supporting the Border Patrol.
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