LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A new deployment of Arkansas National Guard troops to assist U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is raising alarm among immigrant advocates who fear it may undermine public safety and heighten anxiety in Latino communities across the state.

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced Monday that 40 unarmed Guard members will be sent to ICE offices in Little Rock, Fort Smith, Fayetteville and Camp Robinson. The personnel, made up of 27 Air National Guard airmen and 13 Army National Guard soldiers, will not carry out arrests, but will provide logistical and administrative support such as transporting detainees and processing paperwork.

The move comes under Title 32 authority, a federal program activated following a Department of Homeland Security request for nationwide s

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