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Adjutant general says federal activation under Title 10 would transfer command; committee questions Guard role in immigration enforcement
Summary
Committee members pressed Major General Greg Knight and the Guard's legal adviser about how federal activation (Title 10 and related provisions) would affect Vermont's control of Guard members and whether the Guard could be used in immigration enforcement operations.
Major General Greg Knight told the Senate Government Operations Committee on Jan. 21 that the National Guard can be federalized under Title 10, which transfers command authority to the federal government and changes who controls Guard members while they are on federal orders.
The discussion matters for Vermonters because committee members raised fears that Guard personnel could be used in domestic immigration enforcement — a use that would be legally and politically sensitive if ordered at the federal level.
The committee asked how the Guard would respond if federal authorities sought its help for mass arrests or deportations. Knight said the question was hypothetical; he emphasized he did…
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