DHS asks for 20,000 National Guard troops for immigration roundups, Pentagon reviewing request

WASHINGTON (AP) — https://apnews.com/article/space-force-national-guard-governors-6fd8f57072559133da0f611543f0f047 The Department of Homeland Security has asked for 20,000 National Guard troops to assist with immigration roundups across the country, and the Pentagon is reviewing the unusual request, a U.S. official confirmed to The Associated Press.

DHS asked for the troops to help carry out President Donald Trump’s “mandate from the American people to arrest and deport criminal illegal...