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July 14, 2026 • 5 min

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An agent with Homeland Security Investigations (R) and Memphis Police respond to the Bellevue Motel where suspects of an alleged robbery were being detained in Memphis, Tennessee on October 2, 2025. Homeland Security, FBI, US Marshals, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), ATF and various other federal law enforcement agencies have been active in Memphis since September 29 as part of the Trump administration's Memphis Safe Task Force. US President Donald Trump on September 15 signed an order sending National Guard troops to the city of Memphis, in the latest stage of his crime crackdown that critics have branded authoritarian.
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Deaths Of Two Black Men Prompt NAACP To Call For DOJ Investigation, Suspension Of Task Force Set By Trump

By Christopher Rhodes4 min read

As the Memphis Safe Task Force continues operating in Memphis, the NAACP is calling on the federal government to investigate the deaths of two Black men following encounters with law enforcement. The...

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