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When President Trump announced the creation of a federal task force to fight violent crime in Memphis, Tenn., and called for the deployment of the Tennessee National Guard, officials did not say immigration enforcement was a goal.<\/p>\n

Yet the influx of federal agents into Memphis has led to widespread immigration arrests \u2013 most involving people without criminal convictions.<\/p>\n

It has created constant fear within the immigrant community in Memphis.<\/p>\n

NPR\u2019s Kat Lonsdorf reports.<\/p>\n

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When President Trump announced the creation of a federal task force to fight violent crime in Memphis, Tenn., and called for the deployment of the Tennessee National Guard, officials did not say immigration enforcement was a goal.<\/p>\n

Yet the influx of federal agents into Memphis has led to widespread immigration arrests \u2013 most involving people without criminal convictions.<\/p>\n

It has created constant fear within the immigrant community in Memphis.<\/p>\n

NPR\u2019s Kat Lonsdorf reports.<\/p>\n

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