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Memphis Police Department

Law enforcement agency in Memphis, Tennessee

Fact-Checks

5 results

Oct 17, 2025

Is it true that they recovered 44 missing children in Memphis because of ice?

The documents supplied for analysis do not substantiate that assertion and instead show unrelated reporting and duplicate cookie/policy texts; available analyses indicate no source in the package conf...

Jan 21, 2026

How do local law enforcement agencies in Memphis coordinate with ICE, and what guidelines determine which individuals are targeted?

Local law enforcement in coordinates with through formal agreements and ad hoc operational ride‑alongs that embed federal personnel alongside city, county and state agencies, including under the feder...

Jan 20, 2026

What did the DOJ task force conclude when it reviewed the FBI’s surveillance and assassination investigations related to Martin Luther King Jr.?

The Department of Justice Task Force that reexamined the FBI’s handling of Martin Luther King Jr.’s surveillance and the investigations of his 1968 assassination concluded that there was no evidence t...

Jan 20, 2026

What independent oversight or audits exist of ICE task-force operations and their impact on immigrant communities in Memphis?

Independent, external audits specifically of ICE’s role inside the Memphis Safe Task Force are effectively non-existent in the public record; oversight so far is a mix of internal ICE controls, ad hoc...

Dec 1, 2025

Were there cases where domestic incidents, that are usually handled by police, had to be intervened by their local military, wether partly or fully?

Yes. Available reporting shows multiple recent instances where military forces — often National Guard units or federalized personnel — took roles alongside or temporarily supplaced civilian police for...