Missouri Gov. Parson Bolsters Border Security with National Guard Deployment

Missouri Governor Mike Parson has deployed up to 200 Missouri National Guard members and 22 Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers to support Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star mission at the Southern Border. This decision comes in response to the perceived crisis at the Southern Border, which Governor Parson attributes to the Biden Administration’s open-border policies. The deployment aims to help secure the border, prevent illegal immigration, and combat illicit drug and human trafficking, with MONG members assisting in construction and security patrols, and MSHP troopers supporting traffic enforcement and crime prevention.