July 20, 2010
By Dennis Wagner, USA TODAY
National Guard troops assigned to the Southwest border will begin to arrive Aug. 1, and the federal government is sending other reinforcements to stem the flow of illegal immigrants and narcotics entering the state, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Monday.
"These troops will provide direct support to federal law enforcement officers and agents working in high-risk areas to disrupt criminal organizations seeking to move people and goods illegally across the Southwest border," Napolitano said.
In addition, Napolitano said, hundreds more Border Patrol agents and Customs officers are being moved to the Southwest to prowl the deserts and operate inspection stations. She said Immigration and Customs Enforcement will open an office in Ajo, Ariz., and the Department of Homeland Security is sending a new team to Douglas, Ariz.
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