How did a group of guardsmen from Tennessee make Nazi leaders fearful? Plus, the local news for August 12, 2026.
In Memphis, an ‘anti-crime’ task force quietly turned into an ICE crackdown
The influx of federal agents into the city last fall led to widespread immigration arrests – a majority without criminal convictions. President Trump has said he wants to replicate it elsewhere.
He was having a mental health crisis. Memphis task force agents came and shot him
Jonah Neal, 25, was struck by a Homeland Security Investigations agent in May. There have been at least four deadly shootings related to the task force.
The family of a man shot by the Tennessee National Guard demands release of video
The grandfather of a man fatally killed by members of the Tennessee National Guard says he wants law enforcement to release video footage to see if it supports the police narrative that his 20-year-old grandson, Tyrin Johnson, turned toward U.S. guard members with a gun while fleeing.
National Guard troops fatally shoot a man in downtown Memphis
Memphis police say National Guard troops fired their weapons in the early morning hours of July 5, killing a man who was armed with a handgun. State investigators will handle the case.
Memphis residents claim harassment, arrest and abuse by Trump-ordered Memphis Safe Task Force
Four Memphis residents say they have been harassed, arrested and physically mistreated for engaging in First Amendment protected activities by observing and recording the actions of law enforcement in their city. A lawsuit filed on Wednesday in federal court in Tennessee targets the Memphis Safe Task Force.
What to know about Trump’s National Guard deployment to Memphis
President Donald Trump’s decision to send the national guard to Memphis has been met with praise from Republicans in Washington, D.C., but closer to home, the response has been more tepid.
NashVillager Podcast: Send in the guard
When is the National Guard the right choice for enforcing law and order? Plus, the local news for September 3, 2025.
NashVillager Podcast: Federal money for a TN National Guard move
Why is the National Guard relocating from Nashville to Smyrna? Plus, the local news for August 5, 2025.
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