A peaceful march protesting the presence of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in American cities turned violent Sunday when Tennessee Highway Patrol officers drove several vehicles into the back of the crowd, hitting at least three people. The troopers also arrested one of several protesters who attempted to prevent them from driving further into the gathered pedestrians.
The march began with hundreds walking west on Summer Avenue in Memphis from the Autozone on Waring Road until they reached Grahamwood Elementary School. Immediately before the school, the Memphis Police Department set up a barricade to allow the crowd to safely cross North Graham Street.
The group included families with small children, a handful of people with dogs and signs proclaiming “I prefer my vodka neat – no ICE,” “immigrants make America GREAT” and “Dictators fall when people rise.”…