Memphians divided over surge of federal officials

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published October 7, 2025 at 11:52 AM EDT

Here & Now‘s Rob Schmitz speaks with Latino Memphis CEO Mauricio Calvo about how Latinos in Memphis are divided on the use of federal officers to fight crime in Tennessee’s second-largest city.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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