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Nearly 1,700 National Guard troops will deploy in 19 states to assist DHS with immigration enforcement.

The Pentagon said Guard members will perform clerical, transport and logistical tasks, not arrests.

The White House stressed the deployment is separate from President Trump’s crime crackdown in Washington, D.C.

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

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