(CNN) — A Tuesday night town hall in Memphis drew dozens of residents with questions about how a federal law enforcement surge will play out in the upcoming days and weeks.

“All of this is about building upon the success that we’ve already built,” Memphis Mayor Paul Young told CNN affiliate WHBQ at the town hall. “We know that we’ve seen historic reductions in crime over the past 20 or so months and we want to continue to build upon that.”

Just hours before the meeting, US Attorney General Pam Bondi said on X that “our operation in Memphis is now underway,” with nine arrests made and two “illegal guns” seized Monday.

“Additionally, 219 officers were special deputized and our Joint Operations Center is up and running,” Bondi’s post said.

The Attorney General told Fox News Tuesday

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