JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Governor Mike Parson is dispatching 200 National Guardsmen and 22 troopers with the Missouri State Highway Patrol to the U.S.-Mexican border.
The state currently has roughly 250 Missouri National Guard members deployed to the southern border, but the governor wants more boots on the ground.
Earlier this month, Parson met with governors from more than a dozen states in Eagle Pass, Texas, to get a better idea of Operation Lone Star and to offer more resources. Eagle Pass is a Texas city that has become a flashpoint in the immigration debate. The discourse started after the state and U.S. Border Patrol agents began denying entry into the county. Abbott touted the state’s efforts during the visit to reinforce border security, like installing additional razor wire.
Tuesday, Parson announced who and what he is sending to the border.
“Missouri may not be physically located on the border with Mexico, but the Biden Administration’s open border policies have been made this crisis a Missouri crisis,” Parson said. “The primary mission is to help the state of Texas in construction barriers to entry and supporting security patrols as needed.”
The full article is available at ozarksfirst.com.
(Story by Megan Mueller, Emily Manley, Kevin S. Held, ozarksfirst.com
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