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Alabama to review Guard resources if sought for border duty

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FILE - In this June 13, 2015, file photo, Oregon Rep. Andy Olson shakes hands with Sgt. Cruz Bryan while formally welcoming back Oregon Army National Guard members during a demobilization ceremony of the Oregon National Guard's 162nd Infantry Regiment in Albany, Ore. Oregon Gov. Kate Brown says she won't let National Guard troops from her state be stationed at the Mexican border should President Donald Trump request them. (Mark Ylen/Albany Democrat-Herald via AP, File)

Trump troop request creates opening for governors to say no

By ANDREW SELSKY and TOM JAMES - Associated Press

Walker ready to send National Guard troops if asked

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Burgum: North Dakota Guard will aid border effort if asked

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FILE - In this July 29, 2010, file photo, a U.S. National Guard vehicle guards covered under camouflage fabric sits atop a mountain next to the border fence near Sonoyta, Mexico. The U.S. National Guard faces a vastly different landscape than it did on its last two deployments to the Mexican border but its role is shaping up much the same: moving Border Patrol agents from behind-the-scenes jobs to making arrests on the front lines. Arrests had fallen by about half and hundreds of miles of border barriers were added by May 2010, when Operation Phalanx sent 1,200 troops to the border amid backlash to the killing of an Arizona rancher. Crossers were still largely Mexican men entering the country through Arizona deserts. (AP Photo/Guillermo Arias)

California governor hedges on sending troops to border

By DON THOMPSON - Associated Press

In this Aug. 22, 2017 file photo, Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval talks with reporter following the 21st Annual Lake Tahoe Summit in South Lake Tahoe, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) **FILE**

Nevada GOP Gov. Sandoval bucks Trump border plan

By Scott Sonner - Associated Press

Oregon governor would reject Trump request for border troops

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Martinez to work with US officials on border deployment

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FILE - In this June 20, 2008, file photo, members of the 200th Red Horse Air National Guard Civil Engineering Squadron from Camp Perry in Ohio, including Tech Sgt. David Hughes, right, and Tech Sgt. William Bunker, second from right, work on building a road at the border in Nogales, Ariz. National guard contingents in U.S. states that border Mexico say they are waiting for guidance from Washington to determine what they will do following President Donald Trump's proclamation directing deployment to fight illegal immigration and drug smuggling. Governors of the border states of Arizona and New Mexico have welcomed deployment of the Guard along the southwest border as a matter of public safety. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, file)

The Latest: Iowa governor would send troops to Mexico border

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Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Kim Reynolds, Iowa governor, ready to send National Guard to border

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FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, aerial file photo, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine agent looks out along the Rio Grande on the Texas-Mexico border in Rio Grande City, Texas. U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said Wednesday, April 4, 2018, that President Donald Trump and border-state governors are working to “immediately” deploy the National Guard to the U.S.-Mexico border to fight illegal immigration. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

AP Explains: Why US militarization of border isn’t new

By RUSSELL CONTRERAS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2012 file photo, U.S. Border Patrol agents patrol the border fence in Naco, Ariz. National guard contingents in U.S. states that border Mexico say they are waiting for guidance from Washington to determine what they will do following President Donald Trump's proclamation directing deployment to fight illegal immigration and drug smuggling. Governors of the border states of Arizona and New Mexico have welcomed deployment of the Guard along the southwest border as a matter of public safety. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, file)

Mexican politicians unite to slam deployment of US guardsmen

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In this June 22, 2016, file photo, Border Patrol agent Eduardo Olmos walks near the secondary fence separating Tijuana, Mexico, background, and San Diego in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Border Patrol agents stuck on desk duty amid Trump call for more manpower

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

File - In this Jan. 19, 2007 file photo, Staff Sgt. Kevin Black, 36, of Kenmore, N.Y., of the New York National Guard keeps an eye on a group of suspected illegal immigrants near the Arizona-Mexico border in Sasabe, Ariz. National guard contingents in U.S. states that border Mexico say they are waiting for guidance from Washington to determine what they will do following President Donald Trump's proclamation directing deployment to fight illegal immigration and drug smuggling. The National Guard in Texas said in a statement Thursday, April 5, 2018, said the deployment is in &quot;very early planning stages.&quot; (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Trump: 2,000-4,000 troops needed for Mexico border security

By ANITA SNOW and CATHERINE LUCEY - Associated Press

Arizona governor embraces Trump plan for Guard on border

By BOB CHRISTIE - Associated Press

Governor signs bill to boost Kansas National Guard numbers

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In this June 12, 2006, file photo, Army National Guard Spc. Gustavo Gutierrez, 23, of Las Cruces, N.M., scans the U.S./Mexico border from the top of Radar Hill, near Columbus, N.M. In his threat Tuesday, April 3, 2018, to use the military on the U.S.-Mexico border until his promised wall is built, President Donald Trump again heaped blame on his predecessor, Barack Obama, and congressional Democrats for creating a dangerous and dysfunctional border. (Norm Dettlaff/Las Cruces Sun-News via AP, file)

Donald Trump signs order deploying National Guard to border

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

"If @realDonaldTrump asks me to deploy Oregon Guard troops to the Mexico border, I'll say no. As Commander of Oregon's Guard, I'm deeply troubled by Trump's plan to militarize our border," Oregon Gov. Kate Brown wrote on Twitter. (Associated Press)

Kate Brown to defy Trump if Oregon National Guard ordered to U.S.-Mexico border

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

FILE - In this June 20, 2008 file photo, members of the 200th Red Horse Air National Guard Civil Engineering Squadron from Camp Perry in Ohio, including Tech Sgt. David Hughes, right, and Tech Sgt. William Bunker, second from right, work on building a road at the border in Nogales, Ariz. President Donald Trump said April 3, 2018, he wants to use the military to secure the U.S.-Mexico border until his promised border wall is built. The Department of Homeland Security and White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment. At the Pentagon, officials were struggling to answer questions about the plan, including rudimentary details on whether it would involve National Guard members, as similar programs in the past have done. But officials appeared to be considering a model similar to a 2006 operation in which former President George W. Bush deployed National Guard troops to the southern border in an effort to increase security and surveillance. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, file)

Trump signs proclamation directing troops to secure border

By JILL COLVIN - Associated Press

In this March 13, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks during a tour as he reviews border wall prototypes in San Diego. Trump hails the start of his long-sought southern border wall, proudly tweeting photos of the “WALL!” Actually, no new work got underway. The photos show the continuation of an old project to replace two miles of existing barrier. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ** FILE **

Donald Trump says he’ll guard Mexican border with military

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times