national guard /tags/national-guard national guard en-US SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± Fri, 03 Oct 2025 14:30:00 GMT Trump, DeSantis agreed on National Guard as immigration judges: Why hasn’t it happened yet /immigration/2025-10-03/trump-desantis-national-guard-immigration-judges Post-Reconstruction law is partly to blame and it may be impractical. Fri, 03 Oct 2025 14:30:00 GMT /immigration/2025-10-03/trump-desantis-national-guard-immigration-judges Liv Caputo | Florida Phoenix Florida plan to deputize National Guard as immigration judges could violate constitutional rights /government-politics/2025-07-18/florida-plan-to-deputize-national-guard-as-immigration-judges-could-violate-constitutional-rights Seeking to expand Florida’s role in federal immigration enforcement, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in May 2025 submitted the state’s Immigration Enforcement Operations Plan to the Trump administration. The plan, endorsed by President Donald Trump, says all of Florida’s roughly 47,000 law enforcement officers have received, or soon will receive, training to act as immigration officers. Fri, 18 Jul 2025 15:17:00 GMT /government-politics/2025-07-18/florida-plan-to-deputize-national-guard-as-immigration-judges-could-violate-constitutional-rights Raquel Aldana | The Conversation More than 2 years later, National Guard remains stationed in Florida prisons. Will they ever leave? /government-politics/2025-03-07/national-guard-florida-prisons Three-hundred troops were deployed into the prison system in late 2022 to address chronic staff shortages. Most of them are still there, leading some to question if they will ever leave. Fri, 07 Mar 2025 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2025-03-07/national-guard-florida-prisons Daniel Rivero DeSantis to send Florida National Guard soldiers to Texas for border security /florida-news/2023-05-17/desantis-will-send-florida-national-guard-soldiers-to-texas-for-border-security Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced that he plans to send over 1,100 National Guard soldiers and law enforcement officers to Texas to assist with border security between the United States and Mexico. Wed, 17 May 2023 15:52:40 GMT /florida-news/2023-05-17/desantis-will-send-florida-national-guard-soldiers-to-texas-for-border-security Associated Press Proposal seeks to boost recruiting for the Florida National Guard /government-politics/2023-03-21/proposal-seeks-to-boost-recruiting-for-the-florida-national-guard A Florida House subcommittee unanimously supported a bill (HB 723) that would provide $250 to “recruiting assistants” for each new member referred to the Florida National Guard and an additional $250 upon a recruit’s enlistment. Tue, 21 Mar 2023 15:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2023-03-21/proposal-seeks-to-boost-recruiting-for-the-florida-national-guard Jim Turner Short-staffed prisons could get an assist from the Florida National Guard /news/2022-09-05/short-staffed-prisons-could-get-an-assist-from-the-florida-national-guard A legislative panel will consider a plan that would activate Florida National Guard members to help at prisons, facing staffing shortages. Mon, 05 Sep 2022 11:30:00 GMT /news/2022-09-05/short-staffed-prisons-could-get-an-assist-from-the-florida-national-guard Jim Saunders | News Service of Florida DeSantis picks retired marine to lead state guard /news/2022-06-16/desantis-picks-retired-marine-to-lead-state-guard Retired Marine Corps Lt. Col. Chris Graham was named director of the Florida State Guard, which is being reactivated after 75 years. Thu, 16 Jun 2022 13:38:30 GMT /news/2022-06-16/desantis-picks-retired-marine-to-lead-state-guard News Service of Florida Capitol Police Call For Extension Of National Guard Help /news/2021-03-05/capitol-police-call-for-extension-of-national-guard-help The Capitol Police is alert for a possible attack from militia members. There are currently 5,200 Guard members in the Capitol following the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol building. Fri, 05 Mar 2021 12:20:39 GMT /news/2021-03-05/capitol-police-call-for-extension-of-national-guard-help Dustin Jones Congressional Panels Examine Military's Role In Insurrection, New Security Funding /news/2021-03-03/congressional-panels-examine-militarys-role-in-insurrection-new-security-funding The Senate Rules and Homeland Security committees will hear from top military officials on their role in the insurrection. This, as a House panel weighs new Capitol security spending. Wed, 03 Mar 2021 11:53:50 GMT /news/2021-03-03/congressional-panels-examine-militarys-role-in-insurrection-new-security-funding Claudia Grisales SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± 20,000 National Guard Members To Deploy For Inauguration, Officials Say /news/2021-01-13/about-20-000-national-guard-members-to-deploy-for-inauguration-officials-say "I think you can expect to see somewhere upwards of beyond 20,000 members of the National Guard that will be here in the footprint of the District of Columbia," D.C. Police Chief Robert Contee said. Wed, 13 Jan 2021 22:18:41 GMT /news/2021-01-13/about-20-000-national-guard-members-to-deploy-for-inauguration-officials-say Brakkton Booker