Thursday, AUGUST 14, 2025 |
Governor Mark Gordon has approved the activation of personnel with the Wyoming National Guard to assist U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The move will free ICE agents to focus more directly on law enforcement operations.
Up to 15 Wyoming National Guard members will be assigned to support ICE over the coming months. They will provide administrative, logistics and transportation support to ICE. Guard personnel will not direct enforcement operations. During their duty, the guard members will remain under the Governor’s command and control while working alongside ICE. The Guard mission is expected to begin within 30 days.
“When asked by our nation, Wyoming responds,” the governor said in a statement. “Our participation is about putting our resources where they can be of greatest service to the national priority of securing our borders and staunching illegal immigration.”
Governor Gordon said the work of the Wyoming National Guard will enable ICE agents to focus on public safety and national security.
The federal authorization for the mission came from U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, who notified the National Guard Bureau that up to 1,700 Guard members across 20 states could be activated for ICE support under Title 32, Section 502(f) of the U.S. Code.
“Major General Greg Porter, Wyoming’s Adjutant General answered the call.
“The Wyoming National Guard is ready and capable to support our partners when called upon,” the general said.
Domestically, the Wyoming National Guard routinely aids local, state, and federal partners, including medical evacuation, flood and fire response efforts, search and rescue, counter-drug operations, security and other worthy missions.
