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DeSantis orders Florida resources to stop Haitian migrants despite no sign of increased activity

Mar. 13, 2024 17:16 PM EDT

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, anticipating what his office called the “possibility for invasion," ordered more than 250 law enforcement officers and soldiers to the Florida Keys on Wednesday to stop Haitian migrants fleeing violence — or nearly two people deployed for...

2 National Guard soldiers, 1 Border Patrol agent killed in Texas helicopter crash are identified

Mar. 10, 2024 16:25 PM EDT

LA GRULLA, Texas (AP) — A National Guard soldier from New York who was seriously injured in the crash of a helicopter flying over the U.S.-Mexico border remained hospitalized Sunday while authorities released the names of the two National Guard soldiers and a Border Patrol agent onboard who were...

US Army soldier indicted and accused of selling sensitive military information

Mar. 08, 2024 00:57 AM EST

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — An Army soldier has been arrested on accusations of selling sensitive information related to U.S. military capabilities, Justice Department officials said Thursday. Sgt. Korbein Schultz, who is also an intelligence analyst, was accused in a six-count...

Pennsylvania sets up election security task force ahead of 2024 presidential contest

Feb. 29, 2024 07:12 AM EST

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Law enforcement agencies, civil defense officials and election administrators have begun meeting in Pennsylvania to coordinate how they will identify and fight election threats with the presidential contest just eight months away in the battleground state, Gov. Josh...

Trial begins for North Dakota's effort to recoup costs of policing Dakota Access pipeline protests

Feb. 15, 2024 13:20 PM EST

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Opening statements began Thursday in the trial of North Dakota's lawsuit against the federal government for the costs of responding to the Dakota Access Pipeline protests, the culmination of an unusual and drawn-out court fight. The state filed the lawsuit in...

Louisiana's GOP governor plans to deploy 150 National Guard members to US-Mexico border

Feb. 08, 2024 15:07 PM EST

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Following the extraordinary collapse of a border security dea l in Congress, Gov. Jeff Landry said Thursday that he will deploy Louisiana National Guard members to the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas. Landry announced the plan at a news conference at Louisiana's...

What to know as Republicans governors consider sending more National Guard to the Texas border

Feb. 01, 2024 17:36 PM EST

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — As Republicans cheer on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's escalating feud with the Biden administration over immigration enforcement, some governors are considering deploying National Guard members to the border — again. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday was...

Noem looking to further bolster Texas security efforts at US-Mexico border

Jan. 31, 2024 19:03 PM EST

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said Wednesday that her administration is considering boosting its support for Texas' efforts to deter immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border, such as sending razor wire and security personnel. The second-term Republican governor blasted conditions at the...

Editorial Roundup: Texas

Jan. 29, 2024 07:14 AM EST

Dallas Morning News. January 23, 2024. Editorial: Washington bureaucrats want to kill highway sign joy We can have fun with signs and inform people too. Last month, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration released a...

National Guard officer deployed to southern border given reprimand after pleading guilty to assault

Jan. 25, 2024 18:08 PM EST

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A New Hampshire National Guard officer who led a battalion on the southern U.S. border has pleaded guilty to assault and several other crimes and been sentenced to a reprimand, the U.S. Army said Thursday. A military judge in Texas on Wednesday convicted and...