With the very real possibility that National Guard soldiers could deploy to Portland as early as this week, questions abound about what they’d do once they arrive.

Would they be assigned solely to protect the Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in South Portland? Or would they venture out into other parts of Portland, escorting ICE agents as they hold presumed immigrants at gunpoint or seize the immigrants from homes, workplaces, businesses, next to schools and the streets?

Could they unleash tear gas on, shoot projectiles at or detain people in crowds outside the ICE facility that have protested President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigrants?

And would they carry guns?

The answer to at least some of those questions, while uncertain, could be yes.

Here’s what National Guard

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