Tennessee National Guard patrol a shopping complex in Memphis as part of the Memphis Safe Task Force on Nov. 21, 2025. (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout)
MEMPHIS — The alert went out to volunteers at about 8 p.m. on a Friday: a woman hiding in a closet with her twin toddlers was on the phone to a community hotline unsure what to do as dozens of federal and local law enforcement officers converged outside, demanding entry.
Yuleiny Escobar, a volunteer for Vecindarios 901, which operates the hotline, hustled over to the woman’s home, located in the same heavily Latino Berclair neighborhood as her own…