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Larry Rhoden
Governor of South Dakota, 2025–
Mobilized twelve South Dakota Army National Guard soldiers to Washington in September 2025, saying he thought it important to support the president and the Secretary of Homeland Security, his own predecessor as governor. Separately assigned Guard members to Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices in Sioux Falls and Rapid City; on October 5, 2026 he extended that assignment through September 30, 2027, by which point the state reported it had assisted in 1,013 deportations.
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Sep 3, 2025
Sent National Guard troops to Washington
Committed South Dakota National Guard members to the Washington deployment, and in October 2026 extended the state's Guard support for immigration enforcement.
Source: KOTA Territory News, September 3 2025; South Dakota Public Broadcasting, October 5 2026