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Memphis Community Rallies Against ICE Tyranny | Hunter Demster | TMR

2025-11-21 News & Politics
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Community Counter-Mobilization Against the Memphis ICE Task Force

Learn how community organizations like Vecindarios 901 monitor and actively resist massive federal immigration enforcement operations employing local police resources. Discover the tactics of racial profiling stops and the essential, multi-layered support required for affected families.

Short Summary

  • Response teams deploy hundreds of trained "confirmers" immediately upon receiving signals of ICE activity.
  • Enforcement relies heavily on local and state police initiating pretextual traffic stops, creating a legal shield for federal agents.
  • The operation involves 1,500 federal agents supported by 300 state troopers, backed by incentives tied to immigration enforcement.
  • Support services must rapidly scale to address legal needs, childcare, and fines resulting from sweeps.

This discussion details the massive, long-term federal deployment, dubbed the Memphis Safe Task Force, characterizing it as a highly integrated operation involving 20 federal agencies and local forces. Hunter Demster explains how Vecindarios 901 models responses on established networks and how the immediate, widespread nature of the deployment demands comprehensive support beyond simply documenting enforcement.

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Hunter Demster of Vecindarios 901, a rapid-response community organization in Memphis that monitors ICE operations and trains immigrants about their rights to help protect their community. If you are interested in building an ICE rapid response team in your community, feel free to DM Vecindarios on Instagram or Facebook for advice. Also, if you can please donate to their Venmo – @Vecindarios901 or Cash App – these links and handles are verified, sent to us by Hunter Demster. Livestreamed on: November 19, 2025. Watch the Majority Report live Monday–Friday at 12pm EST on YouTube OR via daily podcast at http://www.Majority.fm Follow Vecindarios on IG: https://www.instagram.com/vecindarios901/ Follow Vecindarios on FB: https://www.facebook.com/share/16KDAbTt5M/ Vecindarios Cash App: https://cash.app/$vecindarios Vecindarios Venmo: @Vecindarios901 The Congress switchboard number is (202) 224-3121. You can use this number to connect with either the US Senate or the House of Representatives. Send us IM messages during the live-stream with our free Majority Report App: http://majority.fm/app Subscribe to MR's daily AM Quickie newsletter: https://am-quickie.ghost.io Find all your MR merch at our store: https://shop.majorityreportradio.com Become a Majority Report member: https://fans.fm/majority/join More from the MR crew: Matt Binder DOOMED https://www.youtube.com/MattBinder Brandon Sutton DISCOURSE https://www.youtube.com/@Th3Discourse Emma Vigeland ESVN https://www.youtube.com/ESVNShow Matt Lech LEFT RECKONING https://www.youtube.com/LeftReckoning Our alt YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/majorityreportlive

Top Comments (10)

@jadlad9666 2025-11-21

So proud of the ordinary people stepping up and training on how to protect their neighbors and resist this fascism

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@mattc7043 2025-11-21

ICE tactics are literally terrorist action.

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@MrMlbfan6 2025-11-21

Ice is being used to launder money right now . There’s no way you need 170 billion dollars

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@veronicahernandez7322 2025-11-21

They are doing this here-in LA. They are racially profiling Brown Latinos, many are citizens. But police departments pretend they’re not involved. LA mayor said on national tv- it’s only a “few” incidences. They are all complicit.

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@marcushernandez6034 2025-11-22

That bad ass what u doing man thank u for standing up brother man

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@jamesoquinn9168 2025-11-22

Jesus! What kind of evil, sends armed men into a families house to steal their children? This is dark!

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@ghoey4118 2025-11-22

America should be proud of Hunter Demster.

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@ghostfoxgoddess7373 2025-11-21

Thank you for covering what’s going on in Memphis. No one else is talking about it

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@brianm_901 2025-11-23

Lifelong Memphian and I've known Hunter since I was a teenager. He's always fighting the good fight and a stand up guy.

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@diane2060 2025-11-22

Thanks

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