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Memphians Join Nashville Rallies To Protest Redistricting Vote

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By Luke Lawson
| Civil Wrongs
Anti-redistricting protesters outside the Tennessee state Capitol in Nashville on Tuesday. (by Luke Lawson) Protesters filled the Tennessee State Capitol on Wednesday with chants of ‘Hands off our vote!’ and ‘Shame, Shame!’ as Republican lawmakers entered the second day of a special session aimed at redistricting the state to eliminate the last majority Black district.
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Immigration Arrests Surge Under Trump’s Memphis Safe Task Force

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By Luke Lawson
| Civil Wrongs
President Donald Trump (center) flanked by (left to right) Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and then-Attorney General Pam Bondi last month at a rally at the Memphis Air National Guard Base. (by Meghnad Bose) The rate of ICE arrests in Shelby County more than tripled after President Donald Trump’s Memphis Safe Task Force began operations in late September, an analysis of immigration enforcement data by the Institute for Public Service Reporting reveals.
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Most ICE arrests under Trump involved those with no criminal convictions, new data shows

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By Meghnad Bose, Luke Lawson, Shelby Smith
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Real journalists wrote and edited this (not AI)—independent, community-driven journalism survives because you back it. Donate to sustain Prism’s mission and the humans behind it. Two-thirds of the nearly 400,000 arrests recorded by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) since President Donald Trump took office in January 2025 were of individuals without any criminal convictions, according to a Prism analysis of federal data.
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