Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last week authorized the mobilization of up to 700 troops to assist federal immigration officials in Florida, Louisiana and Texas in processing detainees at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities, the Pentagon said Tuesday.
“These service members, drawn from all components and operating in a Title 10 duty status, will provide logistical support, and conduct administrative and clerical functions associated with the processing of illegal aliens at ICE detention facilities,” officials wrote in the press release.
“They will not directly participate in law enforcement activities,” they added.
Title 10 of the U.S. Code outlines the structure and scope of the Armed Forces, including the president’s power to federalize state National Guard units in certain situations, such as rebellion.
President Trump and Hegseth have cited the same power in mobilizing up to 700 Marines to support ICE agents in California, where thousands protested against the Trump administration’s workplace immigration raids and many were arrested.
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