US EditionGA National Guard Deployed For ICE Operations
Seventy-five Georgia National Guard troops will provide support services to assist ICE, allowing agents to focus on law enforcement tasks without performing arrests or carrying arms.
- On Monday, Gov. Brian Kemp announced the Georgia National Guard will mobilize 75 soldiers and airmen to support U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations statewide.
- Federal officials said in a July 25 statement that federal immigration authorities requested Department of Defense help with case management, transportation, and clerical support in a multistate effort including 20 states with Republican governors.
- The Georgia Guard will provide administrative and logistical tasks such as appointment scheduling, biometric collection, data entry and vehicle maintenance, remaining unarmed and under the governor and Adjutant General of Georgia, with training starting mid-September and duty shortly after.
- Democratic state legislators criticized the deployment as unconstitutional, while Gov. Brian Kemp and Georgia Senate Majority Leader Jason Anavitarte supported it as a border security effort aligned with President Trump's priorities.
- Officials said the support would free ICE agents to spend more time in the field, boosting enforcement capacity, while participating states and ICE coordinate locations and duty assignments, the bureau said Monday.
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Georgia National Guard to aid Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration
The Georgia National Guard will deploy 75 of its soldiers and airmen across the state this fall to support the Trump administration’s nationwide crackdown on illegal immigration, state officials said Monday.
Georgia National Guard to support ICE operations, governor announces
The Georgia National Guard is finalizing plans to mobilize 75 soldiers and airmen to support the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement efforts in the state, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s office announced Monday.
Kemp mobilizes Georgia National Guard to assist ICE
President Donald Trump and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp shake hands with members of the Georgia National Guard in Evans at a briefing on Hurricane Helene recovery in 2024. Ross Williams/Georgia RecorderGeorgia Gov. Brian Kemp is sending approximately 75 members of Georgia’s National Guard to assist U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement with immigration enforcement efforts, his office announced Monday. The Peach State is joining 18 other states to …
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