DeSantis Promises Texas 1,000 Troops From Florida for the Border
National Guard soldiers stand guard on the banks of the Rio Grande river at Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, Texas.
Photographer: Brandon Bell/Getty ImagesFlorida Governor Ron DeSantis, fresh off a failed presidential bid, says he’s readying 1,000 troops from the state’s National Guard to assist his Texas counterpart with a controversial crackdown at the US-Mexico border.
The troops will be deployed to Texas based on the state’s needs as it seeks to stem rising illegal immigration, DeSantis said in a statement Thursday. The Republican governor, who drew headlines in recent years by sending “migrant flights” from the border to Democratic-dominated states such as Massachusetts and California, said Florida State Guard personnel are also ready to go to Texas.