WASHINGTON—A day after President Donald Trump said he would use the military to help control the southwest border, the secretary of Homeland Security said the National Guard is being primed for deployment.
Speaking at the White House press briefing on April 4, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said she has spoken to four of the governors whose states share a border with Mexico and that they are ready to deploy the National Guard. Memorandums of Understanding are currently being drawn up with the governors.
