Today, Department of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen announced that Donald Trump was sending National Guard troops to the border — reportedly in response to a story about undocumented immigrants on Fox News.
Advocates, reporters, experts, and members of Congress slammed the decision over Twitter, pointing out that border crossings are at an all-time low, that National Guard troops are not supposed to be deployed for domestic enforcement, and that other situations — for example, the ongoing hurricane recovery in Puerto Rico — would benefit from deployment more.
View just some of our favorite tweets below:
