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Members seek legal clarity after report of possible mass Guard use for immigration enforcement
Summary
Ranking Member Betty McCollum and others pressed the National Guard Bureau on legal authorities and mission definitions after media reports that DOD might provide up to 20,000 Guard personnel to assist in immigration enforcement on the southern border.
Representative Betty McCollum asked National Guard Bureau and service leaders to clarify the legal authority, scope and duties for any Guard deployment to assist immigration enforcement, citing media reports of a potential request for 20,000 personnel.
General Stephen Nordhaus said the Department of Defense had received an initial request for…
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