National Guard to be ‘eyes and ears’ on the streets, mayor says
Memphis Mayor Paul Young said the National Guard will not be doing any detainment.
Topic: National Guard deployment
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September 2025
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Mayor Young: National Guard troops will act as ‘eyes and ears’ on the streets
When the National Guard troops arrive, they will act as “eyes and ears” for other federal and local law enforcement, Memphis Mayor Paul Young said.
In our coverage:
Mayor Young’s strategy for working with the National Guard
What Mayor Young said is reducing crime in Memphis
C.J. Davis to remain Memphis’ top cop amid National Guard deployment
‘The world will get an opportunity to watch us succeed,’ Mayor Young says
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Conaway: The lowest crime rate in 25 years is getting both a parade and a charade
“Yet the rest of the nation will see the parade charade daily on their screens large and small. They will see the National Guard in Memphis, an occupied American city.”
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Cohen questions FBI leader about National Guard in Memphis
U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., asked FBI Director Kash Patel about the Memphis Safe Task Force, which President Donald Trump established Monday.
See The Daily Memphian’s full coverage of the Memphis Safe Task Force
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Council members to push Gov. Lee to reject Guard deployment
The City Council could vote on the resolution, so far backed by a group of council members, at its meeting next week. It is not binding on Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee.
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Sanford/Hunt: Memphis’ National Guard presence demands collaboration over partisanship
“When President Donald Trump announced Monday, Sept. 15, federal troops will now be deployed to the streets of Memphis, the cheerleading by Tennessee’s top three elected officials ... seemed much more concerned with revealing no trace of daylight between themselves and Trump.”
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‘I don’t want to see a tank in my neighborhood’— County Commission debates Guard deployment
County Commissioners got their first look at two resolutions offering different responses to the coming deployment of National Guard troops to the city.
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Do residents think National Guard is the answer to crime?
Daily Memphian reporters talked to Memphis residents to find out if they support President Donald Trump’s new task force.
See The Daily Memphian’s full coverage of the Memphis Safe Task Force
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How D.C. federal law enforcement efforts could inform what happens in Memphis
President Donald Trump said Memphis will be a “replica” of D.C. with the National Guard. What has it looked like in the nation’s capital?
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President Trump and Gov. Lee plan to talk next week about deploying National Guard to Memphis
Gov. Bill Lee’s call with President Donald Trump followed the president’s Friday morning announcement on Fox News that he would send the guard to Memphis.
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What’s next in the Republican race for Shelby County mayor?
For now, the 2026 Republican primary has no candidates for Shelby County mayor. Where does that leave the race? Also in the political roundup, more reaction to the National Guard coming to the city and a golf net at Audubon.
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What a giant train merger has to do with National Guard in Memphis
A former FedEx board member suggested President Donald Trump send the National Guard to Memphis.
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Gov. Lee, President Trump to ‘work out details’ on National Guard deployment to Memphis
“I’ve been in close contact with the Administration throughout the week, and will be speaking with President Trump this afternoon to work out details of the mission,” Gov. Bill Lee said.
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‘The world will get an opportunity to watch us succeed,’ Mayor Young says
“I did not ask for the National Guard, and I don’t think it’s the way to drive down crime. However, that decision has been made,” Memphis Mayor Paul Young said.
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Mayor Young’s strategy for working with the National Guard
The arrival of National Guard troops in Memphis is the most rigorous test yet of Mayor Paul Young’s strategy for working with Republicans at the state and federal levels in the Tennessee’s bluest city.
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C.J. Davis to remain Memphis’ top cop amid National Guard deployment
Chief C.J. Davis will remain the city’s top law enforcement officer when the National Guard arrives, Davis and Memphis Mayor Paul Young said Friday.
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Cohen says mayor has little choice in National Guard deployment to Memphis: ‘The mayor’s got a tough job’
“If (Trump) will say ... after the National Guard leaves and tells the world that Memphis is the safest city in the world, Donald come on,” U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen said Friday.
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June 2025
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Opinion: How will the images from Los Angeles shape the rising generation?
“This week (today’s teenagers) saw the military apparatus of their country deployed against their fellow citizens under the guise of ‘serving and protecting.’”
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