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National Guard Troops Seen Patrolling Memphis Streets for First Time
- Tennessee Governor Bill Lee embraced the deployment as Guard troops began patrolling Memphis, Tennessee, including Bass Pro Shops and the Mississippi River tourist welcome center on Friday.
- Federal courts this week blocked deployments to other cities, with federal courts in Illinois and Oregon halting National Guard efforts in Chicago, Illinois, and Portland, Oregon.
- At the Elwood U.S. Army Reserve Center, five hundred Guard members from Texas and Illinois were activated for 60 days and began patrolling Thursday behind portable fences outside the Broadview ICE facility.
- A federal judge ruled the administration violated the 10th and 14th Amendments, while an appeals court allowed troops in Illinois to remain under federal control but barred deployment.
- Memphis Mayor Paul Young said he did not request the deployment and hopes it will target violent offenders rather than scare residents.
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What to know about US National Guard deployments in Memphis, Tennessee, and other cities
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 centre beside the Mississippi River on Friday.
What to know about National Guard deployments in Memphis, Tennessee and other cities
While judges have blocked President Trump's National Guard deployments in Chicago and Portland, troops are patrolling Memphis under state authority. Federal officials claim these deployments support immigration agents and protect federal property, leading to hundreds of arrests in Memphis. Meanwhile, Illinois senators were denied access to an ICE facility, and federal courts have blocked troop deployments in Chicago and Oregon.
Day two of National Guard in Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- We're into day two of National Guardsmen in the city of Memphis, and already, they have boots on the ground in communities across the city. National Guardsmen were spotted in the area of Chelsea Avenue and Wells Station Road early Saturday morning. Members of the federal task force perform an operation in a wooded area near the Nutbush neighborhood (photo Quametra Wilborn)Members of the federal task force perform an operation i…
National Guard troops spotted in Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (NBC, KYMA) - National Guard troops were spotted in Downtown Memphis Friday morning alongside Memphis Police officers. Military police were also seen. However, questions remain about what exactly the Guard will be doing while stationed in the city. The first sightings of boots on the ground in Memphis. Over a dozen National Guard were seen walking alongside officers with the Memphis Police Department while others were escorted aro…
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