MEDIA ADVISORY

May 15, 2024

Contact: Amelia Joy

Gov. Noem to Hold Press Conference on Border Security and Cartel Presence on Tribal Reservations

PIERRE, S.D. – Governor Noem will be going to the warzone at our Southern Border tomorrow, Thursday May 16, to meet with South Dakota National Guard soldiers who are helping to build the border wall. The next morning, Governor Noem will hold a press conference to discuss the crisis at our Southern Border and the negative impact the open border and cartel presence are having on South Dakota’s tribal lands.

The press conference will take place at 10:00am CT on Friday, May 17 in the governor’s Mount Rushmore Room at the State Capitol in Pierre.

Governor Noem will be joined by Lt. Governor Larry Rhoden, Department of Tribal Relations Secretary David Flute, Secretary of Public Safety Bob Perry, Tribal Law Enforcement Liaison Algin Young, Representative J.D. Wangsness, and Senator Mike Walsh.

WHAT: Gov. Noem to Hold Press Conference on Border Security and Cartel Presence on Tribal Reservations

WHEN: 10:00 am CT on Friday, May 17

WHERE: Governor Noem’s Mount Rushmore Room at the State Capitol

DIAL-IN: (605) 313-5808, 7691055

LIVESTREAM: Facebook.com/GovNoem

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