National Guard Going to Border, DHS Wants ‘Military Installations’ Built
On Wednesday, Department Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen announced that President Donald Trump is sending the National Guard to protect the United States’ southern border and also indicated that DHS is looking into constructing military installations along the border.
Nielsen’s announcement that the National Guard is being deployed to the southern border comes after Trump said on Tuesday that he will use the military to defend the border.
“It’s time to act,” Nielsen said, adding that the deployment force sent to the border “will be strong.” Nielsen said that the logistics involved in deploying the National Guard are being worked out with governors and that “we do hope that the deployment begins immediately.”
JUST IN: DHS Sec. Nielsen: Pres. Trump to sign proclamation today to direct DHS, DoD work with states to deploy National Guard to the U.S. Mexico border. https://t.co/VTysacVH16 pic.twitter.com/5oMIeU0P57
— ABC News (@ABC) April 4, 2018
On using military appropriations to fund construction of proposed border wall, DHS Sec. Nielsen tells @jonkarl: "We're looking into options for the military to build wall on military installations on the border." https://t.co/VFkTztU5Xx pic.twitter.com/4ww3Neys7j
— ABC News (@ABC) April 4, 2018
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