Dozens of agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) descended upon a meatpacking plant outside of Morristown, TN, on the morning of April 5, 2018, arresting and detaining 97 workers suspected of being in this country illegally. In the aftermath of the raid, residents from all backgrounds came together to give support to an immigrant community reeling from the detention of their family members. In the days after the raid, Chris spoke to the families in crisis and the people trying to help.


SOURCES & FURTHER READING

In Rural Tennessee, A Big ICE raid makes some conservative voters rethink Trump’s Immigration agenda
https://www.newyorker.com/news/dispat...

Tennessee Town Grapples With Fear After ICE Raid Shakes Community
http://nashvillepublicradio.org/post/...

Pro-Trump Town Reaches Out After Workplace Raid
https://www.voanews.com/a/immigrants-...


CREDITS
Producer: Chris James
Camera: Rob Sevilla
Editor: Will Colby
Supervising Producer: Allison Brown

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