WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security has asked for 20,000 National Guard troops to assist with immigration roundups across the country, and the Pentagon is reviewing the unusual request, a U.S. official confirmed to The Associated Press.

The request, which is under review by the Pentagon, is part of a renewed push by the Trump administration to ramp up arrests of undocumented migrants

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has formally asked for the deployment of 20,000 National Guard troops to support immigration roundups across the country, raising new questions about the federal government’s use of military resources for interior enforcement operations.