In May, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation asked Immigration and Customs Enforcement for help identifying an undocumented man it suspected was involved in criminal activity at El Corralón, court records show.
The death of the man after a confrontation with National Guard troops is under investigation. An autopsy by a medical examiner shows that he was shot in the back and declared it a homicide.
The death of the man after a confrontation with National Guard troops is under investigation. An autopsy by a medical examiner shows that he was shot in the back and declared it a homicide.
Tennessee’s primary elections on Thursday came after Republican legislators carved up the state’s only majority-Black district in a bid to win all nine of the state’s House seats.
Tennessee’s primary elections on Thursday came after Republican legislators carved up the state’s only majority-Black district in a bid to win all nine of the state’s House seats.
All nine districts are now solidly Republican after the Supreme Court weakened the Voting Rights Act. But some Democratic candidates insist they still have a chance.
All nine districts are now solidly Republican after the Supreme Court weakened the Voting Rights Act. But some Democratic candidates insist they still have a chance.
Representative Steve Cohen, Tennessee State Senator Raumesh Akbari, center, and Tennessee State Senator London Lamar, right, discuss the new Tennessee House map.
A Memphis college student and activist, she witnessed Dr. King’s assassination in 1968 when he was shot at his motel and ran to him to check his pulse.
A Memphis college student and activist, she witnessed Dr. King’s assassination in 1968 when he was shot at his motel and ran to him to check his pulse.
A federal agent with the Memphis Safe Task Force shot and killed a person at a hotel in Memphis on Wednesday, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.
Shootings occurred across the country, including in New York, Florida, Texas, Illinois and Tennessee. More than 50 people were shot, and at least five people have died.
Shootings occurred across the country, including in New York, Florida, Texas, Illinois and Tennessee. More than 50 people were shot, and at least five people have died.
After a Supreme Court ruling that weakened the Voting Rights Act of 1965, Republicans carved up a majority-Black Memphis seat as the national redistricting wars continue.
After a Supreme Court ruling that weakened the Voting Rights Act of 1965, Republicans carved up a majority-Black Memphis seat as the national redistricting wars continue.
Representative Steve Cohen, left, Tennessee State Senator Raumesh Akbari, center, and Tennessee State Senator London Lamar, right, discuss the new House map unveiled by Tennessee Republicans on Wednesday.
The General Assembly is expected to quickly approve the map, which slices up Memphis, a majority-Black city that makes up most of the state’s lone Democratic district.
The General Assembly is expected to quickly approve the map, which slices up Memphis, a majority-Black city that makes up most of the state’s lone Democratic district.
From left, Stacey Abrams, a former Georgia state representative, U.S. Representative Steve Cohen, Tennessee State Senator Raumesh Akbari and Tennessee State Senator London Lamar meet after Republican legislators in Tennessee unveiled a new House map.
Republican-led legislatures in Tennessee and Alabama will reconvene in the coming days. Unlike in Tennessee, however, a new map in Alabama will require Supreme Court action.
Republican-led legislatures in Tennessee and Alabama will reconvene in the coming days. Unlike in Tennessee, however, a new map in Alabama will require Supreme Court action.
Gov. Kay Ivey of Alabama said on Friday that she would summon lawmakers for a special session to adopt a new congressional map under the newly weakened Voting Rights Act.
Republicans sliced Nashville into three G.O.P.-leaning congressional districts in 2022. After the Supreme Court decision on voting rights, Memphis could be next.
Republicans sliced Nashville into three G.O.P.-leaning congressional districts in 2022. After the Supreme Court decision on voting rights, Memphis could be next.
Senator Marsha Blackburn, the favorite to become the state’s next governor, urged the state legislature to quickly adopt a new congressional map putting parts of Memphis, a majority Black city, in Republican hands.
Republican leaders in Tennessee worked closely with Stephen Miller, a top White House adviser, to craft a round of bills viewed as a way to enforce President Trump’s immigration crackdown at the state level.
The architect of President Trump’s mass deportation campaign wants “a moratorium on immigration from third world countries until we can heal ourselves as a nation.” The chaos in Minneapolis has not pushed him off that course.
The architect of President Trump’s mass deportation campaign wants “a moratorium on immigration from third world countries until we can heal ourselves as a nation.” The chaos in Minneapolis has not pushed him off that course.
A primary in Tennessee between Representative Steve Cohen, a white incumbent, and Justin Pearson, a Black state lawmaker, exemplifies a national push for a passing of the torch.
A primary in Tennessee between Representative Steve Cohen, a white incumbent, and Justin Pearson, a Black state lawmaker, exemplifies a national push for a passing of the torch.
Residents and state officials are divided over whether a crime task force is a welcome fix or an unwanted imposition in a city where crime was already falling.
Residents and state officials are divided over whether a crime task force is a welcome fix or an unwanted imposition in a city where crime was already falling.
President Trump mused about whether he could beat Elvis Presley in a fistfight and used a golden Sharpie to sign a replica of one of the singer’s guitars.
President Trump mused about whether he could beat Elvis Presley in a fistfight and used a golden Sharpie to sign a replica of one of the singer’s guitars.
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