Armed federal agents are patrolling Chicago’s downtown streets and President Donald Trump has called up 200 National Guard troops for deployment in Portland, Oregon

Armed federal agents patrolled downtown Chicago on Sunday as President Donald Trump sent 200 National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon, a move opposed by the governor and challenged in court.

Border Patrol's roughly 20,000 front-line agents will remain on the job if Congress fails to avert a government shutdown.

President Donald Trump’s announcement that he will send troops to Portland, agents clashing with protesters near an immigration enforcement building in suburban Chicago, and the expected arrival of the National Guard in Memphis are the most recent examples of federal law enforcement crackdowns in U.

Protests erupted in Chicago and Portland denouncing President Donald Trump’s decision to deploy national guard troops in the cities. Protesters rallying against the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency surrounded a vehicle in a Chicago suburb as federal agents fired pepper balls and tear gas at the crowd.

Armed federal agents patrolled downtown Chicago on Sunday as President Donald Trump sent 200 National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon, a move opposed by the governor and challenged in court. Memphis is also preparing for the arrival of additional