State and Metro Nashville employees have received very different instructions on how to respond to this scenario.
High winds, hail and a few tornadoes: what to expect from Friday and Saturday’s storms
Middle Tennesseans should brace for severe thunderstorms Friday night and all day Saturday. The National Weather Service predicts 60 to 80 mph winds, golf-ball-size hail, and a few isolated tornadoes.
To combat isolation for local immigrants, this nonprofit recruits allies and volunteers
Fear of deportation has led some immigrants to hide in their homes. TIRRC says it’s fighting that fear by selling yard signs that say “Immigrants Belong.”
After disruption, nonprofits will be able to send books to Tennessee prisoners again
Last year, the Tennessee Department of Correction made it impossible for books-to-prisons nonprofits to mail books to prisoners in Tennessee.
Tennessee snow slows travel and closes schools, libraries, government offices
Much of Middle Tennessee woke up to about 2 to 3 inches of snow, prompting widespread closures and warnings of difficult travel conditions.
‘We don’t want people to stop calling.’ This police commander says immigrants’ trust is key to his work
Carlos Lara leads Nashville’s Southeast Precinct, where he serves some of Nashville’s largest immigrant communities.
As this South Nashville health center practices for ICE raids, it still wants immigrant patients to feel ‘celebrated’
ICE says it will now enter schools, churches and hospitals. Staff at one clinic is practicing what they’ll do if agents show up.
Despite deportation fears, this DACA recipient and Nashville business owner hopes for a future here in America
Luis Cortes owns four Red Bicycle Coffee shops. He’s lived in this country for almost 25 years. But he still must plan for what happens if he’s deported.
ICE officials will need legal authorization to enter Nashville public schools, district says
How do new immigration enforcement policies affect students in Metro Schools?
Who’s at risk of deportation? A guide to the U.S. immigration system, and what it means for Tennesseans
Davidson County has around 110,000 immigrants, or 15.5% of the population. Around two-thirds of local immigrants have some kind of legal status.
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