Overview

• The Defense Department confirmed Guard activations across a 19-state roster to assist ICE operations through at least mid-November.
• Troops will handle logistics, transportation, case management and clerical work, including data intake such as fingerprinting, DNA swabs and photographs of people in ICE custody.
• White House border czar Tom Homan called the Guard a force multiplier that lets ICE officers focus on locating potentially dangerous individuals for eventual removal.
• Deployments will span states including Alabama, Texas, Virginia and Nevada, with assignments coordinated by individual states supporting the mission.
• The Pentagon and White House say this effort is separate from National Guard deployments tied to crime control in Washington, D.C., as the administration pursues higher deportation throughput toward a 30,000-per-month target.