SALT LAKE CITY — Members of the Utah National Guard have received an email asking if they would volunteer to take part in an operation to assist the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Lt. Col. Christopher Kroeber with the Utah National Guard confirmed to FOX 13 News the email that asks members for their support with an operation scheduled to begin on or around Sept. 15, with troops who volunteer providing transportation, administrative and logistical support.

The email added that the operation would end on or about Nov. 15, and that "service members will be mobilized federally under section 502(f) of title 32 of the U.S. Code, which means that Utah troops would still be under state control while assisting federal authorities.

While the exact duties

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