National Guard troops started patrolling in Memphis, Tennessee, on Friday, even after judges stalled President Donald Trump's plan 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 at the Pyramid, a Memphis landmark beside the Mississippi River. The patrols — part of Trump's federal task force, were being escorted by a Memphis police officer.

The Associated Press saw at least nine Guard members on Friday, but it was unclear how many troops in total were on the ground in Memphis or were expected to arrive later.

A federal judge on Thursday blocked the deployment of troops in Chicago for at least two weeks, citing no significant

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