With U.S. Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem in attendance, Iowa Republicans cheered on the high-profile immigration arrest of former Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts for overstaying a deportation order.

Noem appeared at the Iowa State Fairgrounds with about 600 people for Iowa's Roast and Ride on Saturday, Oct. 11, as President Trump's administration ramps up efforts to bring the National Guard into Democrat-led cities and boost immigration enforcement.

National Guard troops also have began patrolling in Memphis , while the Trump administration battles lawsuits against similar deployments in California, Illinois and Oregon, where Democratic governors are pushing back.

Federal officials argue that violence against federal agents pose a danger. Governors and mayors o

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