MISSOURI CONSIDERS DEPLOYING NATIONAL GUARD TO SUPPORT ICE — PART OF ~1,700-TROOP TITLE 32 SURGE

Gov. Mike Kehoe is weighing a Trump administration request to deploy the Missouri National Guard under Title 32 to provide clerical, transportation and logistical support to ICE — not arrests. The move is part of a broader DoD-authorized expansion (~1,700 guardsmen across multiple states) intended to free ICE agents for enforcement and raises legal and civil-military questions.