Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has approved the deployment of approximately 120 members of the Michigan Army National Guard to assist U.S. Customs and Border Patrol at the U.S.-Mexico border, the fifth deployment of the Michigan National Guard to the southwest border since 2020.

Members of the 1463rd Transportation Company “will provide mission development support to CBP’s border security operations” and are expected to remain in the southwestern region of the border for up to one year.

“The Michigan National Guard is known nationwide for their professionalism, and they have stepped up to protect and serve their fellow Americans when called upon under both Democratic and Republican presidents,” Whitmer said Friday. “By answering the call of duty at our southern border, we are contributing to the robust efforts that have led to border crossings falling to a four-year low.”

a record 14 million illegal border crossings Events occurring under the Biden-Harris administration are almost 3 million occurrences This past fiscal year 2024 was the second highest in U.S. history.

About 1.8 million Immigrants in the last four years are “defectors,” meaning immigrants who were detected entering the United States but evaded capture and remained free in the country.

“The Michigan National Guard remains highly prepared and ready to deploy and serve at short notice,” said U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Paul D. Rogers, director of the Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. “As these Soldiers deploy in support of U.S. Northern Command, our Office of Family Programs will be there to offer support and resources to our Soldiers’ families, whose steadfast support is critical to their success.”

Last year, other Democratic governors also used their National Guard to help resolve the border crisis; In June, California Governor Gavin Newsom set an example of this. Doubling the number of soldiers deployed to combat fentanyl smuggling at ports across the state.

The latest data shows this. at least 1.62 million immigrants They are from Four Countries of Particular Concern: Cuba, Nicaragua, Russia and China.

Republican members of Congress They expressed alarm On national security threats posed by the Chinese Communist Party Chinese intelligence outposts operating in the United StatesChinese and other illegal border crossers Violating US military basesThe Center Square reported.