WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has confirmed that up to 1,700 National Guardsmen are scheduled to be mobilized in 19 states to assist the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with a nationwide crackdown on illegal immigration and crime.

Documents obtained by FOX News show that the activations are planned for Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Wyoming. These deployments are set to take place between August and mid-November, with Texas expected to have the most significant Guard presence.

A U.S. Defense official stated that the mobilized National Guard soldiers will serve as a support and deterrent force for a broad federal interagency effort. The service

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