• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Nashville's local news and NPR station

Search
Listen Listen
Give Now
  • Search
  • News
    • Arts, Culture & Music
    • Criminal Justice
    • Curious Nashville
    • Education
    • Environment
    • Health Care
    • Housing
    • Metro Government
    • Race & Equity
    • State Politics
  • Schedule
    • WPLN-FM
    • WPLN International
  • Support
    • Give Now
    • Ways to Support
    • The Producers’ Circle
    • Donor Hub
    • Donate A Car
    • Give Stock
    • Business Support
    • Planned Giving
  • Shows + Podcasts
    • NashVillager
    • This Is Nashville
    • The Promise
    • Curious Nashville
    • See All
  • NashVillager
    • Podcast
    • Newsletter
  • Events
  • Giveaways
  • Donor Hub
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter

287(g)

‘My mom isn’t a criminal’: Nashville families search for loved ones detained by ICE

Marianna Bacallao

May 8, 2025

Nashville families impacted by a series of ICE raids in the past few days still don’t have concrete answers on where their loved ones are.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Metro, Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: 287(g), Freddie O'Connell, ICE, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, raid, Tennessee Highway Patrol, Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition

State and local officials clash over Nashville ICE raid

Marianna Bacallao

May 5, 2025

Mayor Freddie O’Connell has decried the wide-scale arrests of South Nashville drivers Saturday night. But the office is limited in how it can respond.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, 287(g), Bill Lee, Freddie O'Connell, ICE, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, raid, Tennessee Highway Patrol, Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition, tnleg, tnpol

ICE arrests drivers in South Nashville, sparking outrage from local officials

Marianna Bacallao

May 4, 2025

Several drivers in South Nashville were taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement Saturday night, sparking outrage from activists and politicians.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 287(g), Aftyn Behn, Don Aaron, East Nashville, Freddie O'Connell, ICE, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Metro Nashville Police Department, MNPD, Nashville police, raid, sean parker, Tennessee Highway Patrol

Tennessee passes sweeping immigration law to support Trump’s mass deportations

Marianna Bacallao

January 30, 2025

Listen

Gov. Bill Lee wants to create a new state division to enforce immigration laws, mirroring a push from President Donald Trump to expel migrants.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, 287(g), Antioch, Antioch High School, Bill Lee, Gabby Salinas, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, school shooting, Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition, tnleg, tnpol, Todd Gardenhire

Davidson County Sheriff Announces Exit from Controversial 287(g) Program

Blake Farmer

August 21, 2012

The Davidson County Sheriff says he will discontinue his department’s role in deporting illegal immigrants. Daron Hall announced Tuesday that Nashville will no longer participate in the controversial immigration screening program known as 287(g).

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 287(g), Daron Hall

Primary Sidebar

Become a sponsor?
Become a sponsor?
Become a sponsor?

Footer

About

  • About Us
  • Contact
  • Staff
  • Employment Opportunities
  • Impact Report
  • Financial, FCC and CPB Reports
  • WPLN News Transparency Report
  • FCC Public File
  • Board of Directors
  • Privacy Policy

Listen

  • Ways To Listen
  • Shows & Podcasts
  • iPhone App
  • Android App
  • Alexa Smart Speakers

Sister Stations

  • WPLN International
  • 91.ONE, WNXP
  • Nashville Classical Radio

Stay Connected

  • Contact News Department
  • Receive Our Newsletters
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
WPLN News, Nashville Public Radio
630 Mainstream Drive
Nashville, TN 37228

Phone: (615) 760-2903
©2025 Nashville Public Radio

on-air light On Air - 90.3 WPLN-FM

Pop-Up Player : All Channels
Launch Streaming Player