Immigrant advocates highlight Tennessee role in Trump administration’s mass deportation plans

By: Anita Wadhwani

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: September 4, 2026

Words: 727

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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During the early hours of Sunday morning, legal advocates with the Tennessee Immigrant & Refugee Rights Coalition awakened to buzzing cellphones.

More than 120 men and women had been rounded up by immigration agents inside the Memphis nightclub, El Corralón. Their families and friends needed help.

“Parents didn’t come home. Roommates and friends stopped answering the phone. Workers and business owners didn’t show up on Monday morning and cars were left in …

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