At the direction of Governor Brian P. Kemp, the Georgia National Guard will deploy additional troops to the U.S. southern border to provide additional support to the Texas Guard in its mission to prevent the free flow of illegal migrants and threats to public safety from entering the country, known as Operation Lone Star. This deployment follows Governor Kemp’s trip to the border earlier this month — his fifth since taking office — where he was briefed by officials on the crisis and the ongoing efforts by multiple states to step in where the federal government is failing to act. Georgia has had the longest continuous presence of guardsmen on the southern border of any state, beginning in 2019 when Governor Kemp took office.
“Because of Joe Biden’s failure to address the crisis at the southern border, every state is now a border state,” said Governor Brian Kemp. “That’s why Georgia is once again stepping up to help do what the White House and Democrats in Congress refuse to do – secure our southern border. As I recently told Governor Greg Abbott, Texas has Georgia’s support and we stand ready to provide additional resources in the effort to keep Americans safe.”
The contingent of Georgia guardsmen are expected to deploy in the Spring of this year and will be comprised of those with engineering, mechanical, and general purpose skills. While deployed, they will assist in the construction of a forward command post on the Texas border with Mexico. Georgia Guard leadership will work closely work with Texas Guard leadership in the coming weeks to tailor the mission in accordance with Texas’ official request for assistance and the evolving conditions on the border.
“The Biden administration’s complete and total failure to secure our border has left our nation and our home state unsafe, while drugs continue to pour in across the border,” said Lt. Governor Burt Jones. “More families are ripped apart due to substance abuse, and an influx of unaccompanied children is…
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