US EditionVirginia Gov. Youngkin sending National Guard troops to southern border to aid Texas with migrant crisis
- Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin will deploy 100 troops from the National Guard to assist Texas with the Southern U.S. Border Crisis, per a request from Texas Governor Greg Abbott.
- The increase of illegal drugs and human trafficking are some of the problems at the border. Pandemic-related restrictions, known as Title 42, ended earlier this month, allowing migrants to enter the U.S. From Mexico.
- Virginia has issued an Executive Directive Number Four due to the fentanyl crisis, wherein an average of five Virginians die per day due to fentanyl.
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Alert in Virginia! Deployment of National Guard troops to the southern border
The governor of Virginia, Glenn Youngkin, recently announced a measure that has caused a stir in the community: the deployment of National Guard troops to the southern border of the United States. This decision, which has taken many by surprise, is part of a context of growing concern for border security. What does this deployment mean for Virginia and for the southern border? This deployment means that 100 Virginia National Guard soldiers, alon…
Republican Virginia governor sends 100 National Guard soldiers to U.S.-Mexico border
Youngkin says "leadership solutions" at the federal level are falling short, leaving states to fill in the void. Virginia Democrats are criticizing the move as an abuse of state resources to further a culture war in Texas.
Governors of South Carolina, West Virginia and Virginia Send National Guard to Southern Border
Three governors have deployed troops from their National Guard to the United States-Mexico border to assist border patrol efforts amid rising illegal immigration. Their deployments come at the request of Texas Governor Greg Abbott, who called for additional support for his Operation Lone Star on May 16. South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster said the border was facing an “ongoing national security crisis” and cited the end of Title 42. “At the r…
Glenn Youngkin Sends National Guard to Southern Border
"Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Wednesday announced that the state is sending National Guard troops to the southern border in order to aid Texas with the ongoing crisis at its border with Mexico -- becoming the latest in a number of GOP-led states to send resources and troops," Fox News reports.
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