Overview

• Agents from 13 federal agencies, including the FBI, ATF and DEA, will arrive in phases starting Monday as part of the Memphis Safe Task Force.
• The U.S. Marshals Service will chair the operation, and Tennessee National Guard personnel will be deputized to assist but will not be armed or make arrests unless requested by local authorities.
• Lee said exact Guard numbers and timelines are still being finalized after previously suggesting the figure would likely not exceed 150.
• Tennessee will also deploy 300 state troopers and fund $100 million in public safety grants, with officials describing a sustained, multi-month effort and no state of emergency.
• Mayor Paul Young said he did not request the Guard but will use incoming resources effectively, as city guidance notes no masks or armored tanks for Guard members.