Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have been conducting what officials term “dragnets” in Nashville since May 4, when 84 people were detained in a South Nashville sweep, a spokesperson for ICE confirmed.
Photojournalist John Partipilo on May 10 photographed a traffic stop in Nashville’s Madison community as ICE agents and Tennessee Highway Patrol officers pulled over drivers.
In this photo series, Partipilo documents the detention and arrest of one man, who just pulled out of a gas station — seen in the background — after filling his tank up.
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent pulls a driver over in Nashville’s Madison community.
The ICE agent directs the driver to pull aside.
Three agents push the man against his car as a Tennessee Highway Patrol officer looks on.
Federal agents handcuff the man after removing him from his car.
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