InSight Crime is pleased to announce the publication of our latest investigation: “Trump Has Merged the War on Gangs and Immigration. Tennessee Shows How.”
This three-part series dives deep into the issue of immigration and organized crime in the United States by exploring dynamics in a state where national-level conflicts are playing out on the local stage: Tennessee.
We unpack how an Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) special operation ostensibly targeting gangs in the city of Nashville left gang networks virtually untouched. We uncover the reality behind Tennessee’s Tren de Aragua moral panic. And we explore the brutal 20-year history of MS13 in Nashville, revealing how the collision of migration dynamics with local social conditions created one of the city’s most violent gangs.
We invite you to explore the full investigation, now available on our website.
