150 Guard troops heading to U.S.-Mexico border next week
Arizona will deploy about 150 members of the state National Guard to the U.S.-Mexico border this upcoming week.
Gov. Doug Ducey announced the call for troops in a tweet Friday and said he was working closely with the defense and homeland security departments. More details are expected to come from the state Guard.
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The announcement comes two days after President Donald Trump said he wanted to deploy the military along the border with Mexico.
He had no details on what the troops would be assigned to do. In previous border deployments, Arizona troops did border watch missions, supported border wall construction and helped with administrative and other support tasks, said Ducey spokesman Daniel Scarpinato.
