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- U.S. President Donald Trump ordered a law-enforcement surge into Memphis in September 2025.
- Tennessee Governor Bill Lee deployed 1,500 National Guard troops and state patrol officers to the task force.
- The task force reported a 35% homicide decline, with 96 murders this year versus 149 last year.
- Center for American Progress said the deployment showed no crime-reduction evidence, prompting Trump to threaten a $5 billion defamation suit.
