when will the national guard be in memphis

The National Guard is planned to be deployed to Memphis starting as soon as this week in September 2025. President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on September 15, 2025, establishing a "Memphis Safe Task Force" that includes the National Guard along with federal law enforcement agencies like the FBI, ATF, DEA, ICE, and Homeland Security to address crime in the city. The deployment's exact timing and troop numbers are still being finalized, but initial troops are expected imminently, with cooperation between federal, state, and local officials ongoing. The Tennessee Governor Bill Lee supports the deployment, while the Memphis mayor has expressed reservations. The operation aims to replicate task force efforts in Washington, D.C. and reduce crime within weeks after deployment begins.