Should President Donald Trump follow through on his plan to deploy the National Guard to the southern border to deter migration from Mexico and Central America, he won’t be able to count on Oregon’s 5,800 soldiers.
Gov. Kate Brown (D-Ore.) said shortly after Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen announced the president’s decision on Wednesday that she would not send her state’s National Guard to the U.S.-Mexico border, and called the plan an effort to “distract” from Trump’s ongoing legal troubles and the chaotic nature of his administration.
Nielsen’s announcement came after Trump denounced reports of “caravans” of migrants—many fleeing violence—headed toward the U.S. and insisted the military must be deployed to guard the border until a wall is built—a proposal critics called “beyond disturbing.”
The National Guard is made up of citizens who generally hold civilian jobs as well and report for duty when needed to respond to natural disasters and other emergencies, and are sometimes deployed on military operations overseas.
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