President Trump Mobilizes National Guard in 19 States Amid Crackdown on Crime & Illegal Immigration

President Trump is activating over 1,700 members of the National Guard in nineteen states across the country amid a federal crackdown on crime and illegal immigration.

The National Guardsmen will help DHS agents as they work to clean up the streets and arrest illegal aliens.

Check it out:

🚨BREAKING: President Trump is mobilizing the National Guard across 19 states as part of a surge to support mass deportations and a crackdown on crime.

This would take any other admin 3-6 months and 5 committees. Trump moved in a matter of hours. pic.twitter.com/CTcZWDrcUP

— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) August 22, 2025

The National Guard is expected to be deployed in nineteen states from mid-August t0 mid-November.

Texas will reportedly have the biggest National Guard presence during this crackdown.

Here’s the full list of states where National Guardsmen will be mobilized:

BREAKING: 1,700 National Guard troops will be deployed across 19 U.S. states to combat crime and aid deportations. The following states will be:

Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Indiana
Iowa
Louisiana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Mexico
Ohio
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee… pic.twitter.com/P7zGmTEz8v

— AZ Intel (@AZ_Intel_) August 22, 2025

BREAKING: 1,700 National Guard troops will be deployed across 19 U.S. states to combat crime and aid deportations. The following states will be:

Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Indiana
Iowa
Louisiana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Mexico
Ohio
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Wyoming

The National Guard will reportedly act as a “support pillar” for federal agents.

Daily Mail has more details on what exactly the National Guard will be doing:

They will also be used to deter people from committing crimes, a Pentagon official told Fox.

‘The in-and-out processing may include personal data collection, fingerprinting, DNA swabbing and photographing of personnel in ICE custody,’ the official said.

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The official wouldn’t speculate on the National Guard being brought in to Chicago or New York, as President Trump has suggested, but that they’re preparing for the possibility.

‘We won’t speculate on further operations, but can tell you that the department is a planning organization and continues to work and plan with other agency partners to protect federal assets and personnel.’

Further, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has authorized the troops deployed to DC to carry weapons and carry out law enforcement duties, ABC News reported.

Plans for mass deployment of the National Guard were announced over a month ago, prior to President Trump’s federal takeover of D.C.

Fox News says it is not related to the D.C. crime crackdown:

The White House says National Guard activations in 19 states are unrelated to President Donald Trump’s push to expand Washington, D.C.’s federal crime crackdown to other cities.

Up to 1,700 National Guardsmen are set to mobilize in 19 states in the coming weeks to assist the Department of Homeland Security with the administration’s nationwide crackdown on illegal immigration.

That operation was initially announced last month and is not linked to potential federal intervention in crime-plagued cities, a White House official told Fox News.

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“This isn’t new nor is it tied to the President’s efforts to address violent crime in DC,” the official said late Friday.

“DoD announced last month that National Guard troops would assist DHS with clerical support and other logistical tasks for processing illegal aliens at ICE facilities. It is separate from the federal interagency crime crackdown.”

What do you think?

Do you support the National Guard being mobilized to help assist federal agents?