Navy Gets Request for ICE, National Guard to Operate Out of Chicago-Area Base
The Department of Homeland Security has asked the Navy to use one of its bases in the greater Chicago area for immigration enforcement, a move that would further cement the Trump administration’s use of U.S. military personnel and installations for a nationwide detention and deportation effort. Navy officials on Thursday referred all questions to the […]
Request for 20,000 Guardsmen to Help with Immigration Crackdown Under Review, Guard Chief Says
The Defense Department is reviewing a request from the Department of Homeland Security for 20,000 National Guardsmen to help with the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts, the chief of National Guard Bureau told lawmakers Tuesday. At a House hearing Tuesday, Gen. Steven Nordhaus was asked about a report last week in The New York Times […]
DHS Asks for 20,000 National Guard Troops for Immigration Roundups, Pentagon Reviewing Request
WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security has asked for 20,000 National Guard troops to assist with immigration roundups across the country, and the Pentagon is reviewing the unusual request, a U.S. official confirmed to The Associated Press. DHS asked for the troops to help carry out President Donald Trump’s “mandate from the American people […]