If Utah National Guard troops are to aid in the federal government’s immigration crackdown, they won’t be involved in detaining suspected immigrants in the country illegally.

They could take some sort of role, though, and Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said one possibility would be helping federal immigration officials with transportation.

“Our National Guard will not be putting hands on people, will not be arresting people. That is not the role of the National Guard, and we would not allow that to happen,” he told reporters Thursday at his monthly press conference.

Several sheriff’s offices across Utah have entered into formal agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials to aid in efforts to identify immigrants in the country illegally, a priority for President Donald Trum

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