1,200 National Guard troops to be deployed to border

Posted - 5/25/2010 at 2:24PM

WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Tuesday announced the White House has agreed to her requests to deploy National Guard troops to the U.S. border with Mexico.

Giffords called for the Guard's deployment immediately after the March 27, 2010, murder of Cochise County rancher Rob Krentz.

Tuesday afternoon, President Obama is expected to authorize the deployment of up to 1,200 National Guard troops to southwest border. He is also expected to request that $500 million be included in supplemental spending legislation for enhanced border protection and law enforcement activities.

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