SANDERS ACTIVATES 40 NATIONAL GUARD TO BACK ICE DEPORTATION OPERATIONS UNDER TITLE 32

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders will deploy about 40 Arkansas National Guard members under Title 32 to assist DHS/ICE with deportation processing and detainee transport. The troops will remain under state control, unarmed, and focused on logistical and clerical support in Fort Smith, Little Rock, and Fayetteville to free ICE agents for field operations. Sanders framed the move as aligned with President Trump’s enforcement priorities and recent Arkansas laws increasing penalties for criminal noncitizens. The action adds Arkansas to a growing multi-state pattern of National Guard support for ICE.