Overview
- Approximately 200 Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 272 have arrived in Florida under Title 10 authority to manage administrative processing, data entry and logistical coordination for ICE
- Under strict oversight, the Marines are barred from any detention or enforcement actions, including direct contact with individuals in ICE custody to maintain Posse Comitatus compliance
- Shifting paperwork and facility support to military personnel frees ICE agents to concentrate on field operations and deportation missions
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth approved up to 700 active-duty, National Guard and reserve forces for interior enforcement support following a Department of Homeland Security request on May 9
- Plans call for additional Marine and Guard deployments to Texas and Louisiana later this quarter under the same non-enforcement mandate