DHS Memo Sought to Deputize National Guard for Immigration Arrests

Secret DHS memo sparks chilling fears of soldiers at the ballot box

A newly revealed Department of Homeland Security memo gave National Guard troops the green light to be used as federal immigration officers, raising fears that the legal rationale could be used in the upcoming midterm elections.The document, issued months after President Donald Trump’s return to the White House, made the case that National Guard members can act as immigration officers when ordered to serve outside their home states, NOTUS report…

DHS Memo Sought to Deputize National Guard for Immigration Arrests

The document bypassed an 1878 law meant to restrict the president from using troops within U.S. borders, though none have arrested unauthorized immigrants.

DHS Memo Lays Out Dubious Legal Roadmap for Sidestepping Posse Comitatus Act to Deploy National Guard

Records we obtained raise alarm as consequential midterm election approaches. The post Bombshell: DHS Memo Lays Out Dubious Legal Roadmap for Sidestepping Posse Comitatus Act to Deploy National Guard appeared first on American Oversight.

DHS Memo Outlines Military Workaround for Immigration Arrests

WASHINGTON (AURN News) — A newly released Department of Homeland Security memo outlines how the Trump administration could turn federalized National Guard troops into immigration enforcement officers, even beyond their home states. The April 2025 document, obtained by the watchdog group American Oversight, lays out a two-step strategy. The strategy would place Guard members under federal command through Title 10, then grant them immigration enfo…