ATLANTA — The Georgia National Guard is finalizing plans to mobilize 75 soldiers and airmen to support the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement efforts in the state, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s office announced Monday.
National Guard planners and ICE officials in Georgia are working to develop a support plan and implementation timeline.
Guard personnel will conduct training mid-September, "And should be on duty shortly thereafter,” at several facilities across the state, the governor’s office said in a news release.
The duties of the Georgia National Guard personnel would include “administrative and logistic support tasks and requirements could include, but are not limited to, appointment scheduling, biometric collection, data entry, performing basic vehicle maintenance, and tracking vehicle fleet expenses/utilization.”
Supporting the tasks would allow more ICE agents to be in the field.
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The soldiers and airmen “will remain under the control and direction of the Governor and Adjutant General of Georgia.”
The deployment is separate from the “D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force” mission.
“The GANG has a long history of partnering with federal, state and local agencies to ensure the safety and security of our communities, our state, and our nation,” Kemp’s office said.
The governor’s statement came amid reports that President Donald Trump was planning to deploy the National Guard to other major Democratic cities, including Baltimore, Chicago and New York. It also comes after the National Guard was deployed to Washington, D.C., with guns.
A statement from the Georgia National Guard clarified that it “currently has no units in support of the mission” in Washington, D.C.
Democratic Party of Georgia Chair Charlie Bailey responded to the announcement Monday night: “Brian Kemp’s decision to deploy Georgia National Guard soldiers to respond to a manufactured crisis is a reckless abuse of state resources and a transparent ploy to win favor with Donald Trump and his MAGA base. Our state’s National Guard members signed up to respond to natural disasters and defend America in war, not be used by Brian Kemp as props in his political theater. They, and the Georgians they bravely stepped up to serve, deserve far better than this misuse of their sacrifice.”
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