Report: President Trump’s DHS Requests 20,000 National Guard Troops to Assist with Immigration
Amy Furr
15 May 2025
President Donald Trump’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is reportedly asking for more than 20,000 National Guard members to help with immigration.
The New York Times quoted two U.S. officials in the report published Thursday.
“The request to the Defense Department came after President Trump asked the Department of Homeland Security last week to increase its ranks by pulling in 20,000 officers from state or federal agencies,” the newspaper continued:
Lawyers at the Pentagon were reviewing the request with “interior immigration enforcement,” according to a Defense Department official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe internal deliberations. It was unclear what role state National Guard members would play and whether they would be involved in rounding up people for deportation, the official said.
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National Guard troops have generally played a supporting role to domestic authorities in enforcing immigration issues at the border, including logistics, security and other assistance. But the Defense Department official said that if the request were approved, it would be the first time National Guard troops were used to help enforce an immigration crackdown in the United States.
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https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2025/05/15/report-president-trumps-dhs-requests-20000-national-guardsmen-to-assist-with-immigration/
