Trump to visit Memphis
President Donald Trump will visit the city to highlight the Task Force.
Topic: Memphis Safe Task Force
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March 2026
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State lawmaker visits ICE facility where local student is detained
State Rep. Gabby Salinas recently visited a local high schooler who was arrested by the Memphis Safe Task Force and is now being held at the ICE detention center in Mason, Tennessee.
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Crime has dropped in Memphis. ‘Why’ is a question that still divides.
The Memphis Safe Task Force was among the topics discussed in a Behind The Headlines reporters roundtable.
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Opinion: Senator Hagerty on ‘Making Memphis the safest city in America’
“One of the great gifts of public service is the ability to make an outsized difference for your fellow citizens. I would never have imagined earlier in my life I could help make Memphis safe and marketable.”
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Is Memphis crime a grave emergency? Tennessee court mulls legality of National Guard
After months of legal limbo, the State of Tennessee and several Memphis Democratic elected officials squared off over the legality of the Tennessee National Guard’s deployment in Memphis.
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Memphis continues to see ‘huge’ drop in crime in 2026
MPD Chief C.J. Davis showed the Memphis City Council data for the first two months of 2026 that showed multi-double-digit percentage drops year over year in crime.
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‘Do you support building a new jail?’ 77% say yes
A majority of Shelby County residents want to build a new jail and think the Memphis Safe Task Force has been a success. But the majority also thinks the Task Force’s widespread immigration-related arrests have not made Memphis safer.
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February 2026
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Opinion: Why immigration enforcement is not the same struggle as the Civil Rights Movement
“Supporting local charities and advocating for legislative reform are reasonable paths forward; interfering with active law enforcement is not.”
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US attorney hires more — but says help still needed with Task Force caseload
U.S. Attorney Mike Dunavant has spoken about the need for additional staffing in his office, particularly since the arrival of the Memphis Safe Task Force.
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Task Force driving down suburban crime, officials say
Some worried the Memphis Safe Task Force’s launch would drive crime up in the suburbs.
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Steve Mulroy’s mixed review of the Memphis Safe Task Force
Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy talked on “Behind The Headlines” about the Task Force and criticism Memphis Mayor Paul Young has taken.
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Trump pulls National Guard troops out of some cities — but not Memphis
The Trump administration is withdrawing troops in some cities and ending its immigration-enforcement efforts in Minneapolis. But a White House spokesperson told The Daily Memphian there are no planned changes for troops in Memphis.
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Calkins: Mayor Young talked about crime, immigration and the future of the city. Of course it got loud.
Mayor Paul Young was heckled during his State of the City address. But here’s the thing about Young and those hecklers: They want the same thing.
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Commissioners have questions even as crime dashboard contract gets approved
The criminal justice system dashboard will track cases from arrest to however the they end in the court system.
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Young’s State of the City moment collides with Task Force immigration fight
Also, Steve Cohen says next step in federal government funding centers on DHS and ICE; and Bill Lee talks about childhood visits to Memphis, as well as the tragedy that shaped his entry into politics; and a Shelby County mayoral contender opened his campaign headquarters.
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Man dies in Frayser after chase with Task Force
This is at least the second time a suspect has been killed or seriously injured during an altercation with Task Force officers since the sweeping law enforcement initiative began Sept. 29.
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New state budget proposes $80M for Memphis
A new state budget was just introduced, with funds for Memphis, raises for teachers and a reminder that Tennessee has a funding shortfall for infrastructure needs.
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January 2026
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Task Force back at work after winter-storm pause
The Memphis Safe Task Force returns from a brief pause amid the winter weather to make more than 20 arrests in one day.
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Sanford: Is Memphis cooperating with immigration crackdown? The answer is debatable.
One issue arising from Alex Pretti’s senseless death is debatable. It is the extent of Memphis’ cooperation with federal law enforcement during the ongoing surge in the Bluff City.
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‘Memphis is done with excuses': Shelby County DA under the microscope (again)
Two Memphis Republicans are demanding more transparency from entities involved in the Memphis Safe Task Force — and it’s not the federal government.
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Herrington: Noem invoked Memphis to defend Minneapolis killing. She’s wrong about both cities.
Minneapolis-St. Paul, where I now have a home, has been abused. Memphis, which has been my home for the majority of my life, is now being used.
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Memphis mayor responds to Noem: ‘There has been no collaboration with ICE on immigration’
Paul Young responded to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s comparison of the city’s cooperation with federal law enforcement and vocal opposition to aggressive immigration raids in other cities.
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Feds support National Guard deployment in Memphis
As the federal government loses cases about deploying troops to cities across the country, the U.S. government has weighed in on whether the Tennessee National Guard should remain in Memphis.
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Crime is down. But do Memphians feel the difference?
Crime continued to fall across the board in Memphis in 2025 and residents say they feel safe right now. But they also want to see an approach more targeted at addressing the root causes of crime.
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Outgoing Public Defender: ‘We’re not into assembly line justice’
Phyllis Aluko said there’s been a shift in people’s attitudes toward crime, punishment and due process, but public defenders play a key role in upholding constitutional standards.
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