The Brief
Nearly 1,700 National Guard troops are set to mobilize across 19 states in the coming weeks to support the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) with immigration enforcement, Pentagon officials confirmed to Fox News.
The large-scale rollout, planned to run from late August through mid-November, is one of the most significant National Guard activations in recent years.
Documents reviewed by Fox News show deployments are scheduled in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Wyoming.
Texas is expected to see the largest Guard presence.
What we know:
The Pentagon said Guard members will not be conducti