Trump’s Memphis Crime Task Force Arrested Over 800 Immigrants, Records Show. Only 2% of the Arrests Were for Violent Crimes.
By Wendi C. Thomas, Katherine Burgess, Nick McMillan••ProPublica
Businesses closed. Churches emptied. Parents afraid to take kids to school.
Advocates say what was supposed to be a crime-fighting effort is keeping a community in fear.
Less Violent Crime: Trump ordered a law enforcement surge in Memphis to end violent crime. But crime in the city has fallen steadily since 2023, hitting a 25-year low before the surge began.<…