PIERRE, S.D. – On May 16th, Governor Kristi Noem went to the warzone at our Southern Border with Department of Tribal Relations Secretary David Flute, Tribal Law Enforcement Liaison Algin Young, Senator Erin Tobin, Senator Mike Walsh, and Representative J.D. Wangsness.

They received a briefing from Border Patrol and Texas Public Safety and saw the work that the South Dakota National Guard is doing to protect our nation. Photos can be found here, here, and here.

“What is happening at our Southern Border is an invasion, it’s a crisis, and it is a warzone,” said Governor Noem. “We see the detrimental effects of this wide-open border everyday in South Dakota. I am proud of our brave South Dakota National Guard soldiers who are doing all they can to help secure our nation.”

Governor Noem also accompanied Border Patrol agents on horseback to inspect the Southern Border. A photo can be found here.