A massive immigration operation is happening in Memphis. It’s been underway for just under a year now—hundreds of arrests, streets filled with officers. But most people I talk with have never heard of it. Why?

As I previously documented for this magazine, the occupation of one of America’s largest majority-Black cities began last September: ICE arrived in Memphis along with more than a dozen local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies. Today, more than 1,200 officers are still stationed there as part of the Memphis Safe Task Force, according to a spokesperson from the US Marshals Service.

You might not have heard about this just because there’s a lot going on (gestures everywhere). Also, Tennessee’s Republican governor supports the task force, and the Trump administration has framed it as a........

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