TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Feb 16, 2026

President Donald Trump’s administration has rescinded the deployments of federalized National Guard troops in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon, but Tennessee National Guard members will remain in Memphis as part of the Memphis Safe Task Force, the Daily Memphian reports. About 1,450 guardsmen were still stationed in Memphis as of Feb. 12, according to the news outlet. Unlike troops deployed under federal orders in other cities, the Memphis guardsmen are operating under Title 32 status and remain under the command of Gov. Bill Lee, though their service is federally funded. A White House spokesperson said there are no planned changes to the Memphis deployment, calling the task force’s work ongoing. The deployment is the subject of a legal challenge by local officials; a Nashville judge granted a temporary injunction but stayed the order pending appeal, with oral arguments scheduled for March 5.