Overview

• President Trump signed a decree to deploy a National Guard–led task force to Memphis that will also include the FBI, DEA and ICE, with no start date announced.
• Tennessee Governor Bill Lee endorsed the deployment, while Memphis Mayor Paul Young opposed it and said he did not request the Guard.
• The White House argued crime in Memphis is elevated and rising, but police data reported lower levels across major categories this year, creating a factual dispute.
• Trump warned he could reimpose a national emergency in Washington after Mayor Muriel Bowser said the Metropolitan Police would not cooperate with ICE.
• Earlier D.C. emergency authorities expired after 30 days without congressional extension, and a federal judge found aspects of a Los Angeles National Guard–ICE operation unlawful, a ruling that has been put on hold.