MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi met with Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee in Memphis on Wednesday, shortly after a task force of federal law enforcement agencies ordered by President Donald Trump began operating in the city.
Watch Bondi’s remarks in the video player above.
Video from a media pool showed Hegseth arriving by plane and shaking hands with the Republican governor, who has supported the law enforcement surge. Bondi was also present.
Bondi said in a social media post that the Memphis Safe Task Force has made more than 50 arrests over a two-day period. The agents, who include personnel from immigration and drug enforcement, have begun serving criminal arrest warrants while teaming with state agencies like the Tennessee Highway Pat