It’s being reported by the New York Times that DHS, on the request of President Trump, is now asking for 20,000 National Guard troops to aid with President Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration.

Here’s what they are reporting:

The Department of Homeland Security has requested more than 20,000 National Guard members to help with the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, according to two U.S. officials with knowledge of the plans.

The request to the Defense Department came after President Trump asked the Department of Homeland Security last week to increase its ranks by pulling in 20,000 officers from state or federal agencies.

Lawyers at the Pentagon were reviewing the request with “interior immigration enforcement,” according to a Defense Department official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe internal deliberations. It was unclear what role state National Guard members would play and whether they would be involved in rounding up people for deportation, the official said.

It was not immediately clear if the states would also have to approve the plan.

National Guard troops have generally played a supporting role to domestic authorities in enforcing immigration issues at the border, including logistics, security and other assistance. But the Defense Department official said that if the request were approved, it would be the first time National Guard troops were used to help enforce an immigration crackdown in the United States.

If states must approve the plan, I know of several big red states who will quickly do it. I just wonder if the National Guard troops must be from the state in which they are aiding federal immigration enforcement. Because if that is the case, you can be sure blue states won’t approve such measures.