Here’s what Shelby County residents think about MSTF, immigration arrests
Members of the Memphis Safe Task Force, led by the U.S. Marshals, debrief before a mission to apprehend a fugitive in South Memphis on Nov. 26, 2025. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
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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Samuel Hardiman
Samuel Hardiman is an enterprise reporter who focuses on government and politics. He began his career at the Tulsa World where he covered business and K-12 education. Hardiman came to Memphis in 2018 to join the Memphis Business Journal, covering government and economic development. He then served as the Commercial Appeal’s city hall reporter and later joined The Daily Memphian in 2023. His current work focuses on the intersection of government, public policy, influence and how public dollars are spent.
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