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The Trump administration’s deployment of federal law enforcement officers to one of Tennessee’s bluest cities has been welcomed as a much-needed reprieve by local police struggling with increased staffing shortages and astronomical crime rates.

Last month, President Donald Trump signed a memorandum mobilizing federal law enforcement agents to Memphis in an effort to combat crime rates and restore safety to the community. The task force includes federal agencies such as the FBI, ATF and Homeland Security Investigations joining the Tennessee National Guard, and is modeled after the deployment of officers in Washington, D.C.

"The city of Memphis, Tennessee, is suffering from tremendous levels of violent crime that have over

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