Memphis Groups Condemn ICE Raid After 120-Plus Detentions in Berclair

2 articles · Updated · Daily Memphian · Sep 6

Memphis community organizations held a Sept. 4 press conference in Berclair to support families affected by the latest ICE raid and denounce the operation.
Court filings show the raided club had been a target, adding detail to an enforcement action that local advocates say hit immigrant residents hard.
More than 120 people were detained at El Corralón cantina in Memphis last Sunday in a raid initially aimed at illegal gambling and drugs.
The sweep became one of Tennessee's largest undocumented-immigrant operations this year, deepening already tense local concerns over federal anti-crime efforts targeting immigrants.