The Zelaya siblings, from El Salvador, Nayeli, right, Anderson and Daniela, huddle together in Matias Romero, Mexico FELIX MARQUEZ/APPresident Trump opened the way for US National Guard troops to be deployed to America’s southern border last night to tackle illegal immigration and drug smuggling. He issued a proclamation that directs the Department of Defence and the Department of Homeland Security to work with state governors to deploy the reserve forces. The National Guard has been used to bolster border security in the past. President Obama sent 1,200 National Guard troops to the border in 2010 and President George W Bush deployed 6,000 troops in 2006. Kirstjen Nielsen, the secretary of homeland security, said last night that she did not know…

Source: The Times April 04, 2018 23:00 UTC