Prohibit Department of Defense funds from being used to let department staff volunteer for or support immigration enforcement operations.

Stanton’s second amendment would prohibit DoD funds from being used to allow department staff to volunteer for or support immigration enforcement operations.

Stanton offered an FY27 NDAA amendment to block DoD funds from supporting department staff participation in immigration enforcement operations.

Stanton NDAA Amendments Would Bar Trump Administration’s Use of Military Personnel and Resources for Immigration Enforcement | Newsroom | Congressman Greg Stanton
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The Secretary of Defense authorized detailing DoD civilian employees to DHS to support southern border operations and internal immigration enforcement, including reimbursable or non-reimbursable details.

Official DOD policy did the opposite of the commitment: it allowed DoD civilian staff support for DHS immigration enforcement rather than prohibiting use of DoD resources for it.

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Detailing of Department of Defense Civilian Employees to Support the Department of Homeland Security
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Section 1053 requires congressional notification after DOD aircraft support alien removal operations and requires reports when DOD approves support for immigration enforcement operations, including facility use, personnel assigned, duration, and personnel cost.

The enacted FY2026 NDAA created notification and reporting requirements for DoD support of immigration enforcement, but it did not prohibit DoD funds or personnel support. This is at most partial oversight, not delivery of the funding ban.

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Public Law 119-60, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
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The Rules Committee page lists a Ramirez-Magaziner amendment to prohibit using the Armed Forces, including the National Guard, for immigration enforcement activities such as detention facility support, transportation, logistical support, and clerical support; its status was Revised, not made in order or enacted. The same page lists Stanton amendments on VA representatives, AbilityOne contracting, and antimony recovery, not this immigration-enforcement prohibition.

A closely related prohibition was submitted during House NDAA consideration but did not advance into enacted law, and the official amendment list does not show Stanton as sponsor of that prohibition.

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H.R. 3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
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The report says the Pentagon recruited civilian employees to volunteer for deployments supporting ICE and CBP operations, with selected employees keeping salary and benefits while detailed for up to 180 days.

Reporting based on the Pentagon memo and job posting indicates the DoD civilian volunteer-support program moved into implementation, reinforcing that the promised prohibition had not been delivered.

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Pentagon asks civilian employees to join 'volunteer force' to aid Ice deportations
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AP reported the Senate passed roughly $70 billion for ICE and Border Patrol through the end of Trump's term, while Democrats said DHS funding should include restraints on federal immigration authorities; those negotiations went nowhere.

Near the current lookback window, Congress was still funding immigration enforcement without the kinds of restraints Democrats sought. This does not prove a DoD-specific ban failed, but it shows the broader restraint effort remained unresolved.

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Senate OKs $70B immigration bill after rejecting efforts to permanently ban Trump's settlement fund
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