31-07-2025
Vermont governor declines Trump administration request to use National Guard in immigration enforcement
Vermont Public
Joseph Brooks, a spokesperson for the Vermont National Guard, said the state had received a request earlier this month for 10 to 12 of its members to provide 'administrative and logistical support' to the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE.
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'It was up to the governor to decide whether he wanted to support the mission,' Brooks said. 'The governor decided not to.'
It was not immediately clear how many other states were asked, or whether others declined the request.
Though a Republican, Scott has long distanced himself from Trump — and publicly disclosed that he voted for the Democratic presidential nominees in the 2020 and 2024 elections. At the same time, he has assiduously avoided confronting Trump over policy disagreements in the president's second term.
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Wheeler said the governor 'agrees that addressing those who are violent criminals here illegally is important' — and that other federal personnel could be reassigned for immigration enforcement duties.
'But again, the details matter,' she said.
