Memphis Flyer Podcast June 26, 2025: Immigration Crackdown in Memphis

The Tump administration’s immigration crackdown is sowing fear in Memphis

Post author By Chris McCoy
Post date June 26, 2025

A solid work ethic helped Maria, a laborer, pull her family up into the middle class. Now, she and her husband Jose live in fear of deportation and separation from their U.S.-born children. (Photo: Karen Pulfer Focht)

Erika Konig from the Institute for Public Service Reporting joins Chris McCoy to talk about the impact of the Trump administration’s mass deportation program on Memphis’ Hispanic community. Read her full cover story in this week’s Memphis Flyer.

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