Pentagon Mobilizes 700 Troops To Support ICE Operations In Southern States

The Department of Defense (DoD) announced today the mobilization of up to 700 military personnel to provide administrative and logistical support to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Florida, Louisiana, and Texas. The deployment, authorized last week by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, aims to bolster ICE’s capacity to process undocumented individuals at detention facilities.

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This move underscores the Trump administration’s continued efforts to enforce immigration laws and enhance interagency collaboration, particularly between the DoD and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which is the lead federal agency for border security.

“In maintaining the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and security of the United States, the Department of Defense works alongside with the Department of Homeland Security, the lead federal agency in this critical effort,” Parnell said.

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According to the Pew Research Center, as of 2022, Florida and Texas were estimated to have 1.6 million and 1.2 million undocumented immigrants, respectively, while Louisiana was home to approximately 65,000.

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Pentagon Mobilizes 700 Troops To Support ICE Operations In Southern States