National Guard Troops From 4 States Begin Arriving In D.C.
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A representative from the Indiana National Guard and Camp Atterbury provided details and answered questions about the military facility becoming a temporary holding facility for immigrant detainees.
On Aug. 5, DHS announced a second ICE detention facility, dubbed the "Speedway Slammer." This one is located near Bunker Hill, Indiana. The Nebraska National Guard was ordered by Pillen to provide the ICE officials in Nebraska support.
Six Republican states have sent National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., in response to President Trump's crime crackdown, amid questions about the operation's focus.
Morrisey orders National Guard to DC in support of Trump takeover; Dems say it’s ‘political theater’
Gov. Patrick Morrisey is sending the West Virginia National Guard to Washington, D.C., to bolster the Trump administration’s policing of the nation’s capital through a federal crackdown. Morrisey announced the move over the weekend,
Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden announced Monday that three guard members in Sioux Falls and three in Rapid City have begun to document and process ICE arrest information, which Rhoden said will let immigration agents stay in the field in search of migrants eligible for deportation.
Spokesman says Guard is meeting with Homeland Security to work out “what it’ll look like and how we can assist at detention facilities in Nevada.”
The Arkansas National Guard has asked the federal government for authority to make immigration arrests, data shows. According to ICE’s website, the Arkansas National Guard applied to receive authority under the so-called “task force model” of the 287(g) program.