The Trap Said 'Criminals.' The Receipt Said 'ICE.'
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Memphis's 'Safe Task Force' was sold as a squad for violent offenders, but the data shows it's an ICE dragnet sweeping up people with no records.
Source article: Memphis anti-crime task force leads to surge in immigration arrests.
Column metadata
- Published
- Pen name
- Mimi Wright-Fubar
- Topic tags
- politics, law enforcement
- Primary entities
- Memphis, Tennessee National Guard, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Institute for Public Service Reporting, Vecindarios 901
- Themes
- Immigration enforcement, Federal task force operations, Community impact
- Floor values engaged
- Equality & fairness, Accountability of power, human_life_and_dignity