The Memphis City Council on Tuesday voted in favor of a nonbinding resolution calling for the removal of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Tennessee National Guard from the city. The resolution drew dozens of speakers who urged its adoption during a public comment period. It takes aim at the presence of hundreds of agents […]
U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche joined federal and state leaders in Tennessee on Friday to tout the record of the Memphis Safe Task Force a little more than one year after President Donald Trump first established the multi-agency crime-fighting force. Overall crime in Memphis is now at a 25-year low, Blanche said, giving the task […]
A year after a coalition of law enforcement agencies converged on Memphis, conducting widespread traffic stops and roundups, Beale Street businesses are struggling to stay afloat as customers avoid the historic downtown area. Although several factors are believed to be involved in the slowdown, some local leaders say the Tennessee National Guard’s deployment is part […]
Memphis Safe Task Force agents are continuing to harass and intimidate people who record their activities, according to a new federal court filing by the American Civil Liberties Union. The ACLU and legal team for Memphis resident Hunter Demster filed a declaration on his behalf Wednesday, claiming the task force is retaliating against him for […]
During the early hours of Sunday morning, legal advocates with the Tennessee Immigrant & Refugee Rights Coalition awakened to buzzing cellphones. More than 120 men and women had been rounded up by immigration agents inside the Memphis nightclub, El Corralón. Their families and friends needed help. “Parents didn’t come home. Roommates and friends stopped answering […]
More than 50 Memphis businesses have signed onto a public pledge to deny service to members of the Memphis Safe Task Force, citing a pattern of widespread intimidation by its agents that have kept workers and customers away. The pledge — made by owners of local cafes, cocktail bars, restaurants and hair salons — includes […]
Tennessee Sen. Brent Taylor held Chinese military stocks as part of his investment portfolio even though he says President Donald Trump endorsed him in the Republican primary for the 9th Congressional District seat because he’ll be tough on China. Taylor reported owning between $1,000 and $15,000 worth of stock in three companies connected to China, […]
The Shelby County District Attorney’s office on Wednesday released three brief videos from inside a Burger King where a federal agent assigned to the Memphis Safe Task Force fatally shot Darrin Pigram on May 13. The videos were released two days after District Attorney Steve Mulroy announced he will not pursue charges against the Drug […]
The threat at St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital on Tuesday evening was determined to be a hoax and the scene has been cleared, the Memphis Police Department (MPD) said.
The Shelby County District Attorney will not pursue charges in the fatal shooting of a man inside a Burger King by a federal agent assigned to the Memphis Safe Task Force, District Attorney Steve Mulroy’s office announced Monday. Darrin Pigram, 41, was killed during his work shift at the restaurant May 13 when Drug Enforcement […]