WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Friday said there was no plan to utilise the National Guard to round up unauthorised immigrants, after a news report asserted that the proposal had been under consideration by the Trump administration.
White House spokesman Sean Spicer told reporters he couldn't categorically say the move had never been discussed anywhere in the administration. The Associated Press reported the proposal to mobilise up to 100,000 National Guard troops was part of a draft memo being circulated at the Department of Homeland Security.
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