In June 2023, Gov. Henry McMaster sent 150 soldiers in the South Carolina National Guard to the U.S. southern border for 31 days to “help hold the line” there and “stop the drug cartels, criminals, and terrorists from entering our country to peddle their poison.”
Last October, McMaster deployed about 120 more members of the SC National Guard — from the 1055th Transportation Company headquartered in Laurens and the 132nd Military Police Company in West Columbia — in another decisive move to enhance national security and address illegal immigration.
The latest group of National Guard members are at the border now and will serve for one year, assisting U.S. Customs and Border Protection in managing a surge of illegal crossings…