The 11-page document calls for the unprecedented militarization of immigration enforcement as far north as Portland, Ore., and as far east as New Orleans, La. “There is no effort at all to round up, to utilize the National Guard to round up illegal immigrants," Spicer said. The signed order contained no mention of the possible use of state National Guard troops. Rick Perry ordered 1,000 National Guard troops to the border when the surge of migrant children fleeing violence in Central America overwhelmed U.S. officials responsible for their care. The Guard troops' stated role on the border at the time was to provide surveillance but not make arrests.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 17, 2017 15:26 UTC