LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Edited News Release/KY3) - Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced that the Arkansas National Guard will assist Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) with immigration enforcement in Arkansas.
“Violent, criminal, illegal immigrants have no place in Arkansas,” said Governor Sanders. “I signed the Defense Against Criminal Illegals Act to hold these criminals accountable and slap enhanced penalties on illegal immigrants who commit additional crimes while in our state, and I look forward to our guardsmen working with the Trump Administration to enforce federal immigration law. President Trump has secured our border and is cleaning up our streets, and Arkansas stands with him every step of the way.”
On May 9, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a formal Re