LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Gov. Joe Lombardo is working to authorize the Nevada National Guard to assist Immigration and Customs Enforcement following a federal request, according to his office.

We reached out to the Nevada National Guard who told us the authorization is still in the planning phase. Elizabeth Ray, the governor's director of communications, said the National Guard will be assisting in a "temporary, administrative capacity."

“Governor Lombardo is in the process of authorizing the Nevada National Guard to assist Immigration and Customs Enforcement in a temporary, administrative capacity.”

— Elizabeth Ray, director of communications for Gov. Joe Lombardo

This comes after the Department of Justice listed Nevada as a sanctuary jurisdiction earlier this week . Politicians across bo

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