Overview
- The president signed a decree on September 15 authorizing National Guard, FBI and other federal agency deployments to the city to "restore law and order," citing FBI statistics.
- The White House framed the effort as a replica of operations in Washington and Los Angeles, and Trump said Chicago could be next.
- Memphis Mayor Paul Young said he is not satisfied with the move, while county and city officials warned of militarization and called for renewed funding for violence-prevention programs.
- Days before the announcement, Memphis police reported sharp year-to-date declines across major crime categories, with overall crime at a 25-year low and homicides at a six-year low.
- A federal judge ruled the June National Guard deployment to Los Angeles illegal, and the administration says it will appeal.