Arkansas National Guardsmen and central Arkansas law enforcement officers completed required training on Aug. 2, 2025 at Burns Park. (Courtesy of the Arkansas National Guard)
The Arkansas National Guard has asked the federal government for authority to make immigration arrests, data shows.
According to ICE’s website, the Arkansas National Guard applied to receive authority under the so-called “task force model” of the 287(g) program. If the Guard’s application is approved, guard members who complete the necessary training would be allowed to conduct certain immigration enforcement activities…