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Héctor Ríos Morales

Advocates Decry Racial Profiling In Nashville After Dozens Are Detained In ICE Operation

An estimated 40 to 100 people were detained by immigration officials, with witnesses reporting they were transported to a detention center in Louisiana.

Dozens of people living in predominantly Latino neighborhoods in Nashville, Tennessee, were detained and transferred to out-of-state immigration detention centers on May 4 following a joint operation by the Tennessee Highway Patrol and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, local media reported.

The operation, which included approximately 150 traffic stops, was carried out in an area the Tennessee Highway Patrol said has "a history of serious traffic crashes and suspected gang activity."

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