Mississippi National Guardsmen mobilized to U.S.-Mexico border to aid border control

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Governor Tate Reeves is sending Mississippi National Guardsmen to the U.S.-Mexico border.

Migrants rushed across the U.S. border on Thursday to try and enter the U.S. before the pandemic-related asylum restrictions were lifted.

Gov. Reeves stated in a tweet that the Mississippi National Guard’s 112th Military Police Battalion has been sent to support Customs and Border Protection officers along the Southwest border.

“Drugs and illegal aliens are invading our country thanks to the Biden Administration’s unwillingness to put public safety over politics,” Gov. Reeves stated. “Every state has become a border state, and every day we’re seeing the terrible impact of this humanitarian and national security crisis.”

Below is the full statement regarding the decision to mobilize troops to the Southwest border.

“Drugs and illegal aliens are invading our country thanks to the Biden Administration’s unwillingness to put public safety over politics. Every state has become a border state, and every day we’re seeing the terrible impact of this humanitarian and national security crisis.
What happens at the border doesn’t stay there. Drugs and people are trafficked to every state in the nation - including Mississippi. To keep Mississippians safe and limit the impact of our nation’s open borders, the Mississippi National Guard’s 112th Military Police Battalion has been mobilized and is supporting Customs and Border Protection officers and agents along the Southwest border.
Like so many Americans across the country, we will continue to pay close attention to the situation at the border. Mississippi stands with those trying to secure our border and we will continue to do everything we can to assist. I’m thankful for the service of Mississippi’s brave Guardsmen, CBP and everyone else working to keep us safe.”
Gov. Reeves

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