LAS VEGAS ( FOX5 ) — Governor Joe Lombardo is moving forward with plans to activate about three dozen Nevada National Guard members to assist ICE.

The mission, still being finalized , would place guard members in temporary administrative roles – like case management, transportation and clerical work – inside Nevada ICE facilities. Officials explained it will not involve law enforcement duties and will be fully federally funded.

The pentagon approved the plan under Title 32 status, which keeps guard members under the governor’s command but allows them to work with ICE. Nevada is one of 20 states included in the federal request. Out of the state’s 4,500 guardsmen, about 35 are expected to volunteer for the mission.

In a post on X, the governor’s press office clarified that those 35 gu

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