The request, which is under review by the Pentagon, is part of a renewed push by the Trump administration to ramp up arrests ...

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The Department of Homeland Security has asked for more than 20,000 National Guard troops to augment its domestic immigration ...

The Department of Homeland Security asked the Pentagon for the troops to secure the border, two U.S. defense officials said, ...

National Guard troops have generally played a supporting role to domestic authorities in enforcing immigration issues at the border, including logistics, security and other assistance. But the ...

The New York Times first reported on the request and was told Pentagon lawyers were reviewing it along with “interior immigration enforcement.” It is unknown what role National Guard members ...

It was not immediately clear what role those forces could ... could be utilized in Trump’s immigration crackdown. “DHS requested 20,000 National Guard members to help carry out the president ...

The National Guard units helping with the immigration enforcement are expected ... with arrests and will only be playing a supporting role. Technically, however, because the Guard units will ...

The Department of Homeland Security has asked for more than 20,000 National Guard troops to augment its domestic immigration efforts ... be deployed from, what role they would play or whether ...