Meanwhile, Louisiana’s governor asked for a National Guard deployment to New Orleans and other cities. Trump has called the expansion of federal immigration agents and National Guard troops into American cities necessary, blasting Democrats for crime and lax immigration policies. An immigration processing center outside Chicago has been the site of frequent protests and aggressive tactics by federal agents. The court cleared the way for immigration agents to stop people based on race, language, job or location. Still some residents, including Latinos, expressed concerns that immigration agents will detain people regardless of immigration status.