National Guard troops started patrolling in Memphis, Tennessee, on Friday, even after judges stalled President Donald Trump's plans to deploy troops to assist Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in other states.
The troops, dressed in Guard fatigues and protective vests, with guns in their holsters, patrolled at a Bass Pro Shops store and a nearby tourist welcome center beside the Mississippi River. It was unclear how many troops have been deployed to Memphis.
Trump has sent or discussed sending troops to many cities, including Chicago; Portland, Oregon; Baltimore; Memphis, Tennessee; the District of Columbia; New Orleans; and the California cities of Oakland, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Protests have been ongoing at an ICE detention center near Chicago, where National Guard t