Activists protest harsh conditions in detention facility while ICE denies claims
Protesters gathered outside the CoreCivic West Tennessee Detention Facility on Sept. 2. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
A group of around 20 protesters gathered outside the West Tennessee Detention Facility to protest what they called “deplorable conditions” inside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement center.
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Wallis Rogin was born and raised in Memphis and is headed into her second year at Northwestern University studying journalism, history and data science. As a reporter and editor at The Daily Northwestern, Wallis covers city news, local politics and produces the paper's podcasts.
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