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Newsweek
7 minutes ago
- Politics
- Newsweek
Map Shows States Where National Guard Deployed to Support ICE
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. At least six Republican-led states have activated or authorized National Guard troops to assist U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in administrative and logistical roles, as part of a multi-state mission that could involve up to 1,700 Guard members through mid-November. The newest activation came on August 12, when Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds announced she had directed 20 Iowa National Guard soldiers to begin a Title 32 mission with ICE on September 8. The Guard members will provide administrative and logistical support to Iowa-based ICE officials through November 15, under an authorization from the Secretary of Defense. "By providing administrative and logistical support, the Iowa National Guard will free up local ICE officials to continue their work outside the office to enforce the law and keep our state safe," Reynolds said in a statement. Why It Matters The National Guard Bureau granted governors in 20 GOP-led states authority to deploy their forces under Title 32 orders to support ICE operations inside their own states. The work is intended to backfill clerical, transportation, and other non-law-enforcement duties, freeing ICE officers for field enforcement. So far, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Tennessee, Virginia, and South Dakota have moved forward. Three others—Nevada, Louisiana, and South Carolina—are in the process of approving deployments. The remaining 11 states on the authorization list have yet to commit. What To Know Florida has already put 25 Guard members on duty across nine ICE offices and said more are expected. In Idaho, up to 14 Guard members have been approved for administrative work. Tennessee has mobilized Guard personnel for detention facility support. Virginia's troops are in training and expected to deploy in early September. South Dakota has included ICE support in "Operation Prairie Thunder," assigning Guard members to processing roles. Nevada has said authorization is "in process." Louisiana plans to send about 70 Guard members by month's end. South Carolina has a request for about 40 under review. The other states with authorization but no activation are Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Wyoming. Vermont has said it will not participate. This state-led mobilization is separate from a federal Title 10 deployment announced by the Pentagon in June. That mission, described by Defense Department officials as part of a broader effort to "maintain the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and security of the United States," authorizes up to 700 active-duty troops to support ICE in Florida, Louisiana, and Texas. Camarillo, California: Two people embrace as ICE officials block Ventura County locals from protesting a July 10 immigration raid. Federal agents used tear gas and arrested workers at Glass House Farms, a licensed cannabis grower.... Camarillo, California: Two people embrace as ICE officials block Ventura County locals from protesting a July 10 immigration raid. Federal agents used tear gas and arrested workers at Glass House Farms, a licensed cannabis grower. The next day, L.A. Mayor Karen Bass signed an order to protect immigrants, before a federal judge issued a temporary ruling barring ICE raids without specific suspicion in L.A. and six other counties. More Mario Tama/Getty Those service members, drawn from multiple branches, are assigned to ICE detention facilities and prohibited from direct contact with detainees or law enforcement duties. The deployments come amid heightened immigration enforcement activity and protests across several states. In mid-June, President Donald Trump also ordered thousands of National Guard and U.S. Marines to Los Angeles to guard federal facilities during demonstrations against ICE deportations. Texas, which has signed a separate agreement with ICE delegating certain immigration enforcement functions to trained Guard members, has defended the deployments as necessary to "uphold law and order." Critics, including California Governor Gavin Newsom, have accused the administration of politicizing the Guard. Chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said the mission "provides critical resources to support ICE's mission, freeing up law enforcement personnel to focus on law enforcement tasks and missions. The Department remains committed to securing 100% operational control of the border." What People Are Saying Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds said in a statement on Tuesday: "Just as we supported Texas when the Biden Administration left them to defend the border, Iowa will continue to assist in the enforcement of federal immigration laws — this time, by working with the Trump Administration to support U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials in our state." Idaho Governor Brad Little said in a statement on August 7: "As Commander in Chief, I am proud that the Idaho National Guard always stands ready to support our federal partners in any capacity that strengthens public safety and national security. Our guardsmen are trained, disciplined, and committed to serving the people of Idaho and the nation." Elizabeth Ray, a spokesperson for Nevada's governor's office, told The Nevada Independent: "Governor Lombardo is in the process of authorizing the Nevada National Guard to assist Immigration and Customs Enforcement in a temporary, administrative capacity." What Happens Next The Title 32 authorizations expire November 15, but Pentagon officials have left open the possibility of extensions if ICE requests continued support.
Fox News
2 hours ago
- Politics
- Fox News
Pentagon drawing up quick reaction force of National Guard ready to quell civil unrest at any moment: report
The Pentagon is reportedly drawing up plans for a "reaction force" of hundreds of National Guard members who would be ready to deploy at any moment to help quell civil unrest. The plan, reported by the Washington Post, for a "Domestic Civil Disturbance Quick Reaction Force" calls for 600 troops on standby at all times, ready to deploy in as little as one hour, The troops would reportedly be split into two groups of 300, stationed at military bases in Alabama and Arizona. The documents, reportedly prepared for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth by policy chief Elbridge Colby, outline a "predecisional" idea. "The Department of Defense is a planning organization and routinely reviews how the department would respond to a variety of contingencies across the globe," a defense official told Fox News Digital. " We will not discuss these plans through leaked documents, pre-decisional or otherwise." Trump has already deployed the military for domestic purposes, first in Los Angeles in June, sending 5,000 National Guard members and Marines to tamp down anti-immigration enforcement riots. On Monday, he deployed 800 D.C. National Guard troops to support law enforcement in Washington, D.C., in cracking down on violent crime. The administration has also sent thousands of troops to the southern border in a show of force to discourage illegal immigration. The administration would rely on Title 32, a status in which the National Guard operates under the command of a state governor but is funded by the federal government, according to the Post. The authority is typically used for domestic missions, such as responding to natural disasters. When deployed under Title 32, Guard members may be granted limited law enforcement powers. A section of the U.S. Code allows the commander in chief to bypass certain restrictions on using the military for domestic purposes. The troops, from the Army and Air Force National Guard, would be outfitted with weapons and riot gear and receive training for the mission. The quick reaction teams would work on 90-day rotations to "limit burnout." The documents also laid out potential negative implications of the idea: questions about appropriate civil-military balance and legal considerations, budget and logistical constraints, and reduced availability for local emergency missions. The National Guard first tested the concept of a reaction force ahead of the 2020 election, when 60 troops in Arizona and Alabama were told to be on alert and ready to deploy to respond to political violence. The Guard deployed to numerous locations to respond to protests in the wake of George Floyd's death.
NDTV
11 hours ago
- Politics
- NDTV
Donald Trump Cites Lesson From Father To Clean 'Dirty' Washington, Elon Musk Reacts
US President Donald Trump on Monday invoked a piece of advice from his late father and defended his latest law-and-order push to "clean" Washington. "My father [Fred Trump] always used to tell was a wonderful father, very smart, he used to tell me, 'Son, when you walk into a restaurant and you see a dirty front door, don't go in. Because if the front door is dirty, the kitchen is dirty also," Trump told reporters at the White House. "Same thing with our capital. If our capital is dirty, our whole country is dirty. So they don't respect us." Sharing the video on X, Elon Musk responded, "Well said." Well said — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 11, 2025 Trump's remarks came as he defended his decision to place Washington, DC's Metropolitan Police Department under federal control and deploy around 800 National Guard troops, calling it a "public safety emergency." Acting under the District of Columbia Home Rule Act and his direct authority over the DC Guard, the order allows federal control for 48 hours, extendable to 30 days with congressional notification. The Guard, operating under Title 32 status, will support but not replace local police. The deployment mirrors a June episode in Los Angeles, when Trump sent about 4,000 California National Guard troops and 700 Marines during protests over ICE immigration raids. California sued, arguing the move violated the Tenth Amendment and the Posse Comitatus Act, and a federal judge ruled Trump had exceeded his authority. The public exchange between Trump and Musk indicates a thaw in what was not too long ago a tense relationship. Once seen as close friends and allies, the two clashed in June after Musk criticised Trump 's "One Big Beautiful Bill." He even claimed the US President was on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's list. Trump fired back, calling Musk a "train wreck" and threatening to revoke Tesla subsidies. Musk responded by proposing the "America Party," a third political force aimed at restoring freedoms in what he described as a "one-party system." Tensions escalated when Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, labelled Trump "the most notorious criminal" in Washington, DC, referencing his felony convictions, before the comment was deleted.
Yomiuri Shimbun
17 hours ago
- Politics
- Yomiuri Shimbun
Trump's Order to Deploy Troops in DC Is His Latest Use of the National Guard in Cities
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is bringing in 800 National Guard members to help law enforcement fight crime in Washington, but just 100 to 200 of the troops will be on the city's streets at any given time, the Army said. Trump's directive Monday for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to activate the National Guard is just the latest example of him sending the Guard into cities to support immigration enforcement or fight crime over the objection of local and state officials. How the National Guard deployment in DC will work According to the Army, Guard troops will be deployed under Title 32, or 'federal-state status' authority. That means the troops can conduct law enforcement activities on the streets of the nation's capital — though, at the moment, that doesn't appear to be the plan. 'Their duties will include an array of tasks from administrative, logistics and physical presence in support of law enforcement,' according to a statement from the Army, to which the District of Columbia National Guard directed all questions. About 500 federal law enforcement officers are being assigned to patrols in Washington, including from the FBI; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; Drug Enforcement Administration; Immigration and Customs Enforcement; and the Marshals Service. Hegseth told reporters that Guard members will be 'flowing into the streets of Washington in the coming week.' He said the Pentagon also was prepared to bring in other 'specialized' Guard units, though he didn't offer any further details. The timeline for the troop deployment is vaguely defined. According to Trump's directive, National Guard troops will remain deployed until the president determines 'that conditions of law and order have been restored.' Besides the 800 Guard members, Trump said 'we will bring in the military if it's needed' — seemingly referring to active duty troops in addition to the Guard — but added that 'I don't think we'll need it.' Hegseth later seemed to suggest the Guard troops could take a more active role. 'We're not going to have National Guard just sitting there like this, seeing a crime committed (and) not do something about it,' he said Monday evening on Fox News Channel's 'The Ingraham Angle.' Asked whether the troops would be detaining Americans, Hegseth first said 'they're not going to be involved in law enforcement functions' before adding, 'I will have their back to ensure they can take the necessary action to protect citizens of D.C. and to protect themselves.' He said the troops could detain people and then hand them over to law enforcement, as was done this summer in Los Angeles. Trump recently sent Guard troops and Marines to Los Angeles The deployment of troops to Washington comes after the Pentagon has pulled out the vast majority of the roughly 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 active duty Marines that Trump sent to Los Angeles in late June. Trump argued that the deployment was necessary after his administration's immigration crackdown led to protests throughout the city. Troops were largely tasked with protecting federal buildings and guarding immigration agents as they conducted raids. Hegseth compared plans to send troops into the nation's capital to their deployment to the U.S.-Mexico border and to Los Angeles. 'We will work alongside all D.C. police and federal law enforcement,' Hegseth said. However, California's governor and city officials argued that the LA deployment was unnecessary and went to court to try to fight it. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass told reporters that the National Guard's primary mission had been to guard two buildings that 'frankly didn't need to be guarded.' In addition, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, also a Democrat, has questioned the effectiveness of using the Guard to enforce city laws. 'I just think that's not the most efficient use of our Guard,' she said Sunday on MSNBC's 'The Weekend.' Trump deployed the Guard to Washington in his first term This is also not the first time Trump unilaterally has chosen to use federal forces in the U.S. capital. In 2020, during the protests over the police killing of George Floyd, Trump deployed the National Guard and federal law enforcement to the city, at one point using them to forcibly clear peaceful protesters from a square near the White House so he could stage a photo op. It became a controversial moment in his first administration in part because Gen. Mark Milley, who was then chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, appeared alongside Trump. Some saw Milley's presence as the military's endorsement of using troops against U.S. citizens. Milley later apologized.
The Hill
19 hours ago
- Politics
- The Hill
What to know about Trump's DC National Guard deployment
Formally declaring a public safety emergency, Trump claimed the deployment is part of a city-wide effort to combat violent crime such as homicides, robberies and burglaries – even as such crimes have sharply fallen over the past two years. 'This is liberation day in D.C. and we're going to take our capital back,' Trump said at a wide-ranging White House press conference in which he also declared he was putting the city's police department under federal control. 'I'm deploying the National Guard to help reestablish law, order, and public safety in Washington, D.C., and they're going to be allowed to do their job properly.' The move quickly drew the outrage of local and Congressional Democrat lawmakers, who decried the move as unnecessary, 'unsettling' and a 'brazen power grab,' even as those in the GOP applauded it. In an official memo to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Trump said he was invoking Constitutional law to deploy the hundreds of Guardsmen across the city, citing recent high-profile crimes in the city. The memo's text directs Hegseth to mobilize the D.C. National Guard and ' in such numbers as he deems necessary, to address the epidemic of crime in our Nation's capital.' The order's wording also allows for possible additional Guard deployments from other states, as Hegseth is told to coordinate with state governors for any extra Guardsmen 'as he deems necessary and appropriate, to augment this mission.' 'There are other units we are prepared to bring in, other National Guard units, other specialized units,' Hegseth said during the press conference. The document does not set a timeline for the Guard's deployment, only noting that their mobilization and duration of duty 'shall remain in effect until [Trump determines] that conditions of law and order have been restored in the District of Columbia.' The troops will be in a Title 32 status, meaning they are under local authority but are federally funded and not subject to the Posse Comitatus Act, which prohibits U.S. service members from taking part in law enforcement activities. In a statement released later Monday, Army officials said the D.C. National Guard soldiers will be activated to help with administrative and logistical tasks in addition to providing 'physical presence in support of law enforcement.' Even as hundreds of Guard troops will be in the city, only between 100 and 200 soldiers will be supporting law enforcement at any given time. Operational details, including where the soldiers will physically be assigned and what their command-and-control will be, have not been released and are likely still being worked out. When they might be seen around the city is also unclear, though Hegseth said during the press conference that Guardsmen will be 'flowing into the streets of Washington in the coming week.'
