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Gov. Larry Rhoden, of South Dakota, meets with soldiers with the South Dakota National Guard, Georgia National Guard and Alabama National Guard in support of Joint Task Force-District of Columbia in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 9, 2025. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Tyler O’Connell)
By John Hult
The South Dakota National Guard has helped process 1,013 deportations for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement since July 2025.
Gov. Larry Rhoden’s office included the figure on Monday in a news release announcing his decision to extend his order for cooperation with ICE in paperwork processing, a task assigned to seven National Guard members. The extension will run through September 2027.
By Meghan O’Brien
Citizen observers could play an especially important role in the Nov. 3 general election, according to the American Civil Liberties Union of South Dakota.
“They are a deterrent against bad behavior,” said Samantha Chapman, the organization’s advocacy manager.
Info on ballot questions, candidates for statewide and legislative offices, advance voting and more: South Dakota Searchlight's Voter Guide for the Nov. 3 election.
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President Donald Trump speaks at the Mitchell Center at the University of South Alabama in Mobile, Alabama on Oct. 2, 2026, as he campaigns in GOP-leaning states ahead of the midterms. (Photo by Dan Anderson/Alabama Reflector)
By Jonathan Shorman
President Donald Trump wants to sharply curtail mail ballots. He’s called them “inherently corrupt” and baselessly condemned them as a major source of fraud.
But with Republicans falling behind in the polls, the president is now urging his supporters to vote in the midterm elections any way they can, including by mail.
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