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WGovernor Tony Evers, a Democrat, is removing more than 100 members of the Wisconsin National Guard from the southwestern border, where they have conducted border security missions.
"There is simply not enough evidence to support the president's assertion of a national security crisis on the south-western border," Evers tweeted Monday. "Therefore, there is no justification for the continued presence of members of the Wisconsin National Guard at the border."
There is simply not enough evidence to support the president's assertion of a national security crisis on the southwestern border. Therefore, there is no justification for the continued presence of members of the Wisconsin National Guard at the border. https://t.co/ggPNa10zWW
– Governor Tony Evers (@GovEvers)
February 25, 2019
Members of the Wisconsin National Guard first received the order to support the Department of Homeland Security in border security operations in April 2018 and arrived at the US-Mexico border in April. June 2018. Currently, 112 Wisconsin National Guard soldiers are stationed there.
Evers announcement comes after California Governor Gavin Newsom and New Mexico Governor Michelle Grisham – the two Democrats – announced this month that members of the National Guard of their country Respective States would be removed from the border. While Newsom had ordered the withdrawal of all California National Guard soldiers from the area, Grisham had authorized some New Mexico National Guard personnel to remain on site to help with humanitarian efforts.
Trump declared a national emergency at the border on Feb. 15, after Congress refused to give him the funding he requested for the construction of a wall.
Sixteen states filed a lawsuit last week against the Trump administration against the order that would divert billions of dollars from the military construction budget for the project.
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