In this April 10, 2018 frame from video, a National Guard troop watches over Rio Grande River on the border in Roma, Texas. The deployment of National Guard members to the U.S.-Mexico border at President Donald Trump's request was underway Tuesday with a gradual ramp-up of troops under orders to help curb illegal immigration. (AP Photo/John Mone)
Governor Jerry Brown is agreeing to deploy about 400 National Guard troops to the border for added security. Brown’s office yesterday emphasized that the troops won’t be used for “enforcing federal immigration laws” and will supplement the 55 Guard members already stationed at the U.S.-Mexico border. President Donald Trump last week said he wanted to send as many as four-thousand National Guard members to the border. And so far, between Arizona, New Mexico and Texas the current number adds up to almost half of that.