Still more questions than answers one day after TacoNGanas raid
TacoNGanas has seven locations in the Memphis area. This one is at 4255 Summer Ave. (The Daily Memphian file)
One day after a possible immigration raid led to three TacoNGanas workers being detained Monday, Feb. 10, local immigration advocates and others still have more questions than answers.
Who actually conducted the raid at the food truck at 1080 N. Germantown Parkway in Cordova? Was it agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement or agents with ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations, which typically handles criminal matters?
Was the raid part of an immigration crackdown, or did it have something to do with a U.S. Department of Labor investigation opened into TacoNGanas recruiting and employment practices in 2022 and still active as of last year?
Where are the three people who were arrested? Are they still in Memphis, or have they already been shipped to an ICE detainment facility, possibly in Louisiana?
Did these same officials conduct a similar raid on another restaurant last week, as video posted online seems to show four men being led out in handcuffs from the Curry Bowl Indian restaurant at 4141 Hacks Cross Road?
And are more raids and arrests coming?
No one is talking.
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Jody Callahan
Jody Callahan graduated with degrees in journalism and economics from what is now known as the University of Memphis. He has covered news in Memphis for more than 25 years.
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