Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday ordered the withdrawal of most New Mexico National Guard troops assigned to the state’s southern border.

The Democratic governor said some troops would remain in the southwest part of the state to provide humanitarian aid assistance for migrants and asylum-seekers who have arrived in recent weeks.

“I reject the federal contention that there exists an overwhelming national security crisis at the southern border, along which are some of the safest communities in the country,” said Lujan Grisham in a statement Tuesday. “However, I recognize and appreciate the legitimate concerns of residents and officials in southwestern New Mexico, particularly Hidalgo County, who have asked for our assistance, as migrants and asylum-seekers continue to appear at their doorstep.”

In addition to withdrawing the majority of troops, the governor asked Arkansas, Kansas, Kentucky, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Wisconsin to pull out their troops who were ordered to the border by President Trump in October.

A total of 118 troops were deployed, mostly in a support role to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, a division of the Department of Homeland Security.

Lujan Grisham made the announcement just a few hours before Trump delivered his State of the Union address, where Trump called for border security, as well as his wall.

Trump later said the wall would be “a smart, strategic, see-through steel barrier,” rather than “just a simple concrete wall.”

“It will be deployed in the areas identified by the border agents as having the greatest need,” he added. “And these border agents will tell you, where walls go up, illegal crossings go way, way down.”

How can you not love this governor…take a look:

this is brilliant pic.twitter.com/ZurrXb2Ft5

— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) February 6, 2019