ICE Seeks 20,000 National Guard Troops for Interior Deportations: Ron Vitiello Explains

ICE Request for National Guard Troops

• 🎯 ICE has requested 20,000 National Guard troops from the Pentagon to assist with immigration enforcement.
• 💡 Ron Vitiello, Senior Adviser for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, explains that this request aims to scale up operations in the interior of the country.
• ⚠️ The troops would support ICE's mission to find and remove individuals in the U.S. illegally who have also committed crimes.

Supreme Court Ruling on Alien Enemies Act

• ⚖️ The Supreme Court ruled against the administration's use of the Alien Enemies Act for certain deportations, sending it back to a lower court.
• 📉 Vitiello states this ruling halts progress and removes a tool previously used to quickly remove individuals, including members of the designated terrorist organization TCO Tenda.
• 🚀 Despite the ruling, Vitiello notes significant progress in removals, with nearly 200,000 in just over 100 days, and reduced illegal border traffic.

National Guard Deployment and State Involvement

• 🤝 Vitiello believes states will need to be involved in assigning National Guard troops if the request is approved.
• 🗺️ The goal is to augment existing efforts, similar to the 10,000 DoD troops currently assisting Border Patrol at the immediate border.
• 🏙️ The additional troops would provide much-needed support for ICE operations targeting criminals in cities and towns across the U.S.

ICE Operations and Goals

• 🔍 ICE is conducting operations like 'At Large' to find and process individuals in the U.S. illegally who have committed crimes.
• 📈 Vitiello indicates ICE is performing well, with approximately 100,000 arrests of individuals who are both in the country illegally and have committed crimes.
• 🎯 The ultimate goal is to achieve 100% situational awareness and operational control on all U.S. borders, preventing all illegal entries.