August 27, 2026 · Immigration, Detention & Civil Rights

Well supported

Autopsy Says National Guard Troops on Trump's Memphis Task Force Shot Tyrin Johnson, 20, in the Back

An autopsy released by Tyrin Johnson's family on Aug. 27 says a single bullet entered the right side of the 20-year-old's back and exited his upper right chest on a slightly upward path. Tennessee National Guard members...

September 15, 2025 · Executive Power & Institutional Control

Confirmed

Trump Orders the National Guard Into Memphis Under a New Federal Task Force

On September 15, 2025, Trump signed a presidential memorandum titled Restoring Law and Order in Memphis, creating a Memphis Safe Task Force to coordinate federal, state and local law enforcement in the city. It...