MLK50: Justice Through Journalism

Bill Lee said people arrested by task force are “violent criminals and known gang members.” Data show that’s not true.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee speaks during a Tuesday morning press conference with Memphis Mayor Paul Young at the temporary ...
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Immigration detainees make up one-fifth of arrests in Memphis surge

During a news conference with Memphis Mayor Paul Young and David Rausch, director of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, ...

How many federal agents are in Memphis? How long are they here? What we know

There are between 1,500 and 2,000 federal law enforcement agents in Memphis on a daily basis as of Oct. 14, according to U.S. Marshals Service Director Gadyaces Serralta. State Sen. Brent Taylor ...
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Gov. Lee authorizes TN National Guardsmen to help with in-state immigration enforcement

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has mobilized the Tennessee National Guard to help with immigration enforcement in the state. This move comes in response to the U.S.

Latinos in Memphis worry about possible immigration crackdown by Trump’s crime task force

One of the departments included in the Memphis Safe Task Force is Homeland Security, which oversees Immigration and Customs Enforcement. That has some Latinos worried that the surge will be used to ...

Meet the candidates running for Congress in TN's 7th District special election

Early voting has begun in the special election to fill Tennessee's 7th District seat to replace retired U.S. Rep. Mark Green.