No Troops for Deportation: Defend Arkansas, Defend Our Rights

Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders is allowing the Trump administration to mobilize Arkansas's National Guard troops to support the inhumane crackdown on immigration. Whether these troops are being used here in Arkansas or sent to other states, one thing is clear: they are being weaponized against immigrant communities — and against everything we believe in as Arkansans.

This deployment is a direct threat to our civil liberties and constitutional rights. It escalates fear in our communities, puts families at risk, and represents a chilling abuse of state power.

This is not public safety. This is political violence. And we will not be silent.

The use of military personnel to carry out or assist in immigration enforcement or any other law enforcement activity is not only extreme and unprecedented — it is deeply unlawful. These actions:

• Violate constitutional limits on the use of military in civilian law enforcement
• Risk unlawful detention, racial profiling, and violence against community members
• Create confusion and chaos in immigrant neighborhoods, schools, and workplaces
• Divert our National Guard from natural disaster relief and true emergencies
• Set a dangerous precedent for authoritarian policing across the country

We have already seen the harm these policies create: masked agents surrounding homes, parents arrested in front of children, and deportations carried out with no due process. Now, with troops on the streets, that harm — and that fear — is amplified.

Arkansas must not be complicit in turning military power against our neighbors. Every one of us has a role to play.

• Sign the Petition: Tell Arkansas leaders that we will not stand for this abuse of power. Sign our petition now.
• Know What to Watch For: If you see troop or enforcement activity in your area, stay calm and report safely. Submit a form with your observations here.

Know Your Rights: Whether you’re directly impacted or standing in solidarity, understanding your rights is essential.

• Know Your Rights: Immigrants in Arkansas
• Know Your Rights: Observing and Recording Police
• Know Your Rights: Protesting

Understand the full scope of what’s at stake and how we’re fighting back. Read our blog.

This is not just about immigration policy. It’s about who we are as a state and a country. We cannot allow our National Guard — funded by our tax dollars and sworn to protect us — to be used to racially profile Americans, hunt down neighbors, terrorize families, and erode the line between civilian and military authority.

If you are not at risk of arrest or deportation, your voice and your action are urgently needed. Now is the time for people with power, privilege, and platforms to stand up, speak out, and defend the communities under attack.

Sign our petition below and join us in saying: No Troops for Deportation. Not in Our State. Not in Our Name.