Deming state Rep. Jones calls for Guard border deployment
Deming’s freshman state Representative, Republican Jenifer Jones, called on Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham last week to deploy the New Mexico Army National Guard and Air National Guard to back up law enforcement efforts at the border. The request echoes similar calls made in 2022 election campaigns by Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Ronchetti and former U.S. Rep. Yvette Herrell. Jones cited the impending expiration of Title 42, a policy instituted under …