Immigration advocates say fear surges as Task Force ramps up
National Guardsmen and Memphis Police patrol Downtown around the Bass Pro Shops at the Pyramid and Riverside Drive on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
With helicopters in the air and detentions rising, some legal immigrants are afraid to leave home.
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Jody Callahan
Jody Callahan graduated with degrees in journalism and economics from what is now known as the University of Memphis. He has covered news in Memphis for more than 25 years.
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1968, 1978 and 2020: National Guard looms large in city’s history
The 1968 deployment of troops to Memphis during the sanitation workers strike stands out in the city’s history. But there have been other guard deployments in the city since.
National Guard visible at Memphis Pyramid
The guard’s early actions appear more casual than the federal, state and local law enforcement officers who have flooded the streets as part of President Donald Trump’s Task Force, a multiagency crime reduction effort.
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