KANSAS CITY, Mo. —

A total of 15 members of Missouri’s National Guard began a deployment Wednesday to help Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, with administrative work.

“You're going to take 15 guardsmen away from their post and away from their duties to push paper for an agency that doesn't really need it,” said Michael Sharma Crawford, a Kansas City-based immigration attorney. Advertisement

The plan is for those guard members, who volunteered for the assignment, to assist with tasks such as data entry, case management and logistical support so ICE agents can focus on enforcement.

“It's a terrible use of resources. This is in no way actually making Missouri safer or Kansas City safer,” said Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas.

In a statement, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe said the g

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