The Trump administration has requested thousands of National Guard troops, including members from the Cornhusker State, as part of its immigration enforcement efforts across the country.

The U-2’s retirement is driven by a complex interplay of operational costs, concerns about its performance in contested airspace, and a strategic pivot towards unmanned and space-based systems.

Roughly 2,000 National Guard troops across multiple states are expected to be mobilized to help Immigration and Customs Enforcement at detention facilities, according to a U.S. official and a ...