President Donald Trump on Saturday said he is deploying the National Guard to Portland, Ore., to stop attacks on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility and to Memphis to thwart crime. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo
Sept. 27 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump ordered troops to use "full force" to stop ongoing assaults against a federal facility in Portland, Ore., and is deploying troops to thwart crime in Memphis.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Friday told media the National Guard, agents from several federal law enforcement agencies and additional Tennessee Highway Patrol officers will begin deployment in Memphis as early as next week.
"We have a generational opportunity to make this city a safe city once again," Lee said, as reported by The New York Times.
State grants will provide $100 million to support public safety in Memphis, with "lasting safety" being the goal.
