Thousands of arrests by Trump's crime-fighting task force in Memphis strain crowded jail and courts https://t.co/f4U7RjyZOs pic.twitter.com/ljprTGoru0
— The Independent (@Independent) November 24, 2025
A task force ordered by President Donald Trump to combat crime in Memphis, Tennessee, has made thousands of arrests, compounding strains on the busy local court system and an already overcrowded jail in ways that concerned officials say will last months or even years as cases play out.
Since late September, hundreds of federal, state and local law enforcement personnel tied to the Memphis Safe Task Force have made traffic stops, served warrants and searched for fugitives in the city of about 610,000 people. More than 2,800 people have been arrested and more than 28,000 traffic citations have been issued, data provided by the task force and Memphis police shows.
🚨BREAKING: 250 FEDERAL AGENTS descending on New Orleans for “Operation Swamp Sweep” to round up 5,000 ILLEGAL ALIENS in Louisiana & Mississippi
The incoming DEM mayor has already launched a website teaching them how to EVADE ICE and “know your rights”
The BASED Kenner PD… pic.twitter.com/CF5IqDyKGl
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) November 23, 2025