Missouri National Guard members begin deployment to help ICE in state

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Missouri National Guard members begin deployment to help ICE in state

A total of 15 members of Missouri’s National Guard began a deployment Wednesday to help Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, with administrative work.