California agrees to deploy National Guard to the border

Original Date Announced
April 11, 2018
California agrees with DHS/DOD to deploy 400 National Guard troops to the border; California states that the service members will perform support missions targeting "criminal gangs" and "human traffickers" and will "not enforce immigration laws, arrest people for violation of immigration laws, guard individuals taken into custody for immigration-related violations, nor support the enforcement of immigration laws." [ID #316]
Memorandum of Agreement Between the State of California and the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security
Effective Date
April 11, 2018
Subsequent Trump and Court Action(s)
- October 1, 2018
  DOD Announcement
  On October 1, 2018, DOD announced it would continue to fund deployment of National Guard troops through September 2019. View Document
- February 11, 2019
  Newsom Announcement
  Governor Newsom announced on February 11, 2019 that he would withdraw the nearly 400 CA National Guard troops from deployment along the border with Mexico and assign them to other duties. View Document

Fully in Effect

Status: Final/Actual

Trump Administration Action: Change in Practice

Subject Matter: Border

Agencies Affected: CBP DOD

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