ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — A bill introduced in the New York State Senate would clarify the governor’s authority over out-of-state National Guard deployments, in a move Democratic State Senator Andrew Gounardes called protection against a potential military invasion by fellow Americans. The legislation, introduced on Friday, would require any organized militia from another state, territory, or district to have permission from the governor of New York before entering the state for military duty.

S8533, sponsored by Gounardes, represents a concern that one state’s National Guard could be sent across state lines as President Trump makes "escalating threats" against states he views as uncooperative with his mass deportation agenda. But State Assembly Republican Leader Will Barclay criticized th

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