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illegal immigration

This Tennessean’s undocumented mom left the U.S. and came back legally. Here’s why that’s so rare.

Char Daston

April 29, 2025

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Many mixed-status families have just one way to prevent being separated by deportation. But the process is complicated and comes with risks.

Filed Under: Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: illegal immigration, Immigration, Latino, Nolensville Pike, Tennessee Justice for Our Neighbors

As this South Nashville health center practices for ICE raids, it still wants immigrant patients to feel ‘celebrated’

Char Daston

February 11, 2025

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ICE says it will now enter schools, churches and hospitals. Staff at one clinic is practicing what they’ll do if agents show up.

Filed Under: Health Care, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Healthcare, illegal immigration, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Siloam

Despite deportation fears, this DACA recipient and Nashville business owner hopes for a future here in America

Char Daston

January 31, 2025

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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.

Filed Under: Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: DACA, DREAM Act, dreamers, illegal immigration, Immigration

Who’s at risk of deportation? A guide to the U.S. immigration system, and what it means for Tennesseans

Char Daston

January 24, 2025

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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.

Filed Under: Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: asylum, illegal immigration, Immigration, refugee, refugee resettlement, undocumented immigrants

Most Tennesseans support deporting all undocumented immigrants. A local church leader says the reality is more complicated.

Char Daston

December 18, 2024

The Tennessee Immigrant & Refugee Rights Coalition held a press conference to highlight bills sponsored by members of the 113th General Assembly they are opposed.
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84% of Tennesseans support deporting undocumented immigrants with a criminal record, according to a new poll by Vanderbilt University.

Filed Under: Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Catholic, East Tennessee, illegal immigration, Immigration, Vanderbilt University

NashVillager Podcast: The humans at the heart of immigration

Nina Cardona

November 25, 2024

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What do we lose when we let fear dictate the conversation around immigration? Plus the local news for November 25, 2024.

Filed Under: History, NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: illegal immigration, Immigration

Sen. Alexander Wants To Send The National Guard Back To The Mexican Border

Blake Farmer

July 11, 2014

As Congress considers what to do about the flood of unaccompanied minors flooding across the Mexican border, Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander is calling to send guardsmen. At a hearing in Washington on Thursday, he advocated dispatching soldiers to parts of the border where there is no wall or fence.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: illegal immigration, Lamar Alexander

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