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And now the next phase of military occupation is set. Yes, Texas has agreed to mobilize the NG in our cities.

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National Guard troops in at least seven states will begin a federally funded mission within the next couple weeks to help Immigration and Customs Enforcement manage its swelling population of detained migrants. The Defense Department in late July called upon 20 states to provide up to 1,700 Guard troops collectively to work within that state on case management, logistic support and clerical work to help with ICE’s growing detention operations. The troops would remain under the command of the governor. The mission was initially intended for Marines and Reserve personnel but the Pentagon pulled back on that effort because the work involved close contact with detained migrants. The law allows Guard members to have that contact if they are on a state-run mission. Close contact could include personal data collection, fingerprinting, DNA swabbing, photographing people in ICE custody, and adding biographical and detention data into government systems, according to the Pentagon. The Department of Homeland Security requested military support as part of President Donald Trump’s crackdown on people in the United States without authorization to be in the country. It has led to an increase in arrests and people being held in detention facilities. More than 59,000 are now held in detention by ICE — a record number, according to Trac Reports, which compiles statistics from Homeland Security. While the Trump administration has said it is targeting people with criminal records, Trac Reports found about 70% of detainees do not have past convictions. As of Friday, many of the selected states, all of which have a Republican governor, were in various stages of implementing orders while others had not received a request from ICE to use troops. Of those who responded to questions, most states are providing less than 100 troops for less than three months.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2025-08-22/national-guard-immigration-ice-detention-18845767.html

This is the Stars and Stripes media outlet.

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