US EditionDHS Asks for 20,000 National Guard Troops for Immigration Roundups, Pentagon Reviewing Request
- In May 2025, the Department of Homeland Security sought the deployment of over twenty thousand National Guard personnel to support interior immigration enforcement efforts throughout the United States.
- This request came after President Donald Trump directed an increase in immigration enforcement efforts aimed at apprehending and removing undocumented immigrants with criminal records.
- Officials at the Defense Department are examining the atypical request, while it remains uncertain what involvement state-controlled National Guard forces will have in deportation efforts and whether state approval is required for their deployment.
- About 2,000 agents from federal agencies such as the ATF, DEA, and U.S. Marshals Service have already been enlisted to support Immigration and Customs Enforcement's interior enforcement, whose total staff numbers around 20,000.
- If approved, this move would significantly expand enforcement capacity to fulfill Trump's promise of mass deportations, with DHS stating it will "use every tool and resource available" prioritizing the safety of American citizens.
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DHS asks for 20,000 National Guard troops for immigration roundups
The Department of Homeland Security has asked for 20,000 National Guard troops to assist with immigration roundups across the country, and the Pentagon is reviewing the unusual request, a U.S. official confirmed to The Associated Press. DHS asked for the troops to help carry out President Donald Trump's “mandate from…
DHS Asks for 20,000 National Guard Troops for Immigration Roundups, Pentagon Reviewing Request
DHS asked for the troops to help carry out President Donald Trump's “mandate from the American people to arrest and deport criminal illegal aliens,” department spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said.
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DHS asks for 20,000 National Guard troops for immigration roundups, Pentagon reviewing request
The Department of Homeland Security has asked for 20,000 National Guard troops to assist with immigration roundups across the country, and the Pentagon is reviewing the unusual request, a U.S. official confirmed to The Associated Press.
DHS Requests 20,000 National Guard to Help Execute Mass Deportations
The Department of Homeland Security has asked the Pentagon to assign some 20,000 National Guard personnel to assist with Trump’s mass deportation efforts. It’s not clear whether Trump would seek to federalize the National Guard — something last done to respond to the 1992 uprising in Los Angeles that followed the police beating of Rodney King.
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