Call off the Nat’l Guard!

Immig bust-plan nix

The Department of Homeland Security hatched a plan to mobilize thousands of National Guard troops to round up illegal immigrants in 11 states — but the White House immediately called the news “false” and the DHS said later the plan would be scrapped.

An 11-page draft memo crafted by the DHS staffers outlined the proposal to use state Guard members as part of an overall effort to crack down on illegals.

According to the document, which was obtained by The Associated Press, the militarization of immigration enforcement would extend as far north as Portland, Ore., and as far east as New Orleans.

If the proposal — which had not been approved by DHS Secretary John Kelly or formally presented to the White House — were to become policy, governors in the 11 states would have had the final say on whether troops under their control participated.

White House spokesman Sean Spicer vehemently denied that such a plan existed.

“That is 100 percent not true. It is false. It is irresponsible to be saying this. There is no effort at all to round up, to utilize the National Guard to round up illegal immigrants,” Spicer said.

Sources told The Post that the memo had been circulating among DHS officials for several weeks but had not been forwarded to the White House, explaining Spicer’s denials.

“I don’t know what could potentially be out there, but I know that there is no effort to do what is potentially suggested. It is not a White House document,” Spicer insisted.

And a rep for the DHS told NBC later Friday that the proposal was off the table.

Both Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama sent National Guard personnel on immigrationrelated missions on the US-Mexico border.

The memo would have offered guidance on ways to implement the wide-ranging executive order on immigration and border security that President Trump signed Jan. 25.

If it were implemented, the impact could have been significant.

States along the border with Mexico — California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas — would be included, as well as Oregon, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana.

Nearly half of the 11.1 million people residing in the US without authorization live in the 11 states, according to Pew Research Center estimates based on 2014 Census data.