Overview

• Homeland Security says the multi‑agency team is on the ground and preparing to move into neighborhoods after a large operational briefing near Shelby Farms.
• Tami Spicer, a Homeland Security regional director, confirmed the joint briefing but said she could not verify whether National Guard members attended.
• Reporters observed hundreds of officers at the briefing, including Shelby County Sheriff’s Deputies, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation agents, Homeland Security personnel, and Tennessee Highway Patrol.
• Earlier on Monday there were still no confirmed sightings of National Guard troops on Memphis streets despite expectations of arrivals as early as Sept. 29.
• Gov. Bill Lee says 13 agencies, including the Guard and 300 additional state troopers, will deploy in phases as a long‑term effort, while the mayor’s website states Guard members will be deputized by U.S. Marshals with no arrest authority and standard uniforms; Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris argues the Guard activation violates the Tennessee Constitution.