Overview

• Attorney General Pam Bondi said the first day produced nine arrests, two guns seized, 219 officers specially deputized and a Joint Operations Center stood up.
• Homeland Security confirmed a large operational briefing in Memphis with local, state and federal personnel, including White House representatives, ahead of street deployments.
• The National Guard is set to serve as deputized support for local agencies without routine arrest authority, and there were few confirmed public sightings of Guard members as of Tuesday.
• Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris and state Sen. Jeff Yarbro challenged the Guard’s use under the Tennessee Constitution, while Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti defended withdrawing a prior opinion he said misread the law.
• Bondi said she and Pete Hegseth plan to visit Memphis on Wednesday to meet with personnel, city officials and community members.