How and Where the National Guard Has Deployed to U.S. Cities
Portland Ore. S.D. Chicago Ohio Calif. Washington Ill. W.Va. Tenn. Los Angeles Memphis S.C. Ga. Ala. Miss. Texas La. Portland Washington Ore. S.D. Chicago Ohio Calif. W.Va. Ill. Tenn. Memphis Los Angeles S.C. Ga. Ala. Texas Miss. La. Note: National Guard deployments to Chicago and Portland were temporarily blocked by a court order. Elements of the District of Columbia National Guard were activated and deployed to Washington, D.C. The New York Times
Since taking office, President Trump has relied on the National Guard to help implement a sweeping agenda on crime and immigration, kicking off a blitz of deployments that have rattled cities, tested the limits of his legal authority, and drawn in the Supreme Court.
So far, Mr. Trump has called upon the military force to help stop illegal crossings at the southern border and staff immigration facilities; to guard federal property and personnel amid protests in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Ore.; and to back crime-fighting efforts in Washington, D.C., and Memphis. He has done all this while publicly mulling similar actions in cities like Baltimore, New Orleans and San Francisco.
National Guard deployments to U.S. cities
Los Angeles Troops protected federal buildings and personnel during protests.
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