DHS asks for 20,000 National Guard troops to assist in deportations

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Michigan Air National Guard troops listen as President Trump speaks during a visit with Michigan Air National Guard Troops on April 29 at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich.

If approved, the move would be the first time Guard troops at the national level have been asked to assist in the removal of migrants in the U.S. without legal status.

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