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Immigration

Nashville judge dismisses case against Abrego Garcia as ‘vindictive’

By Marianna Bacallao

May 22, 2026

A federal judge has cleared Kilmar Abrego Garcia of all charges. The court found that the government’s case against the Maryland man only came after his deportation gained national attention.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: deportations, Donald Trump, El Salvador, gangs, human smuggling, ICE, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Kilmar Abrego Garcia

‘Assault on local government’: Nashville leaders lament latest legislative session

By Cynthia Abrams

May 11, 2026

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Nashville and Tennessee leaders are at odds — again. Metro’s legal team says it was an “unprecedented” legislative session for bills adversarial to Nashville and local governments.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Airport Authority, Darren Jernigan, Freddie O'Connell, Immigration, Preemption, Randy McNally, The Boring Company, Wally Dietz

Stuck in limbo: millions of professionals risk losing legal status under Trump pause

By Ximena Bustillo, NPR

April 28, 2026

The U.S. travel ban against 39 countries has thrown thousands of people into legal limbo, as the Trump administration has paused reviewing visa, green card, work permit, and citizenship applications.

Their experiences — of sudden financial insecurity, months of unemployment, and crippling anxiety — come as the administration seeks to restrict legal migration and boost mass deportation.

Filed Under: NPR News, Politics, Race & Equity Tagged With: deferred action for childhood arrivals, Immigration, travel ban, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, visas

Tennessee brings Trump’s immigration policy to the states. Here’s what’s new

By Marianna Bacallao

April 24, 2026

The Tennessee General Assembly has passed nearly a dozen bills to aid the Trump administration’s mass deportations at the state level.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, 287(g), Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, Bill Lee, Cameron Sexton, Donald Trump, Gabby Salinas, ICE, immigrants, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Jason Zachary, police, raid, Stephen Miller, tnleg, tnpol

Tennessee law enforcement will be required to partner with ICE

By Marianna Bacallao

April 23, 2026

Tennessee lawmakers have voted to mandate local law enforcement agencies across the state to partner with U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement as part of a push to aid the Trump administration’s immigration agenda.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, 287(g), Brent Taylor, Donald Trump, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Stephen Miller, Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition, TIRRC, tnleg, tnpol, Trump Administration

New mandates for Tennessee public clinics, local governments to track immigrants

By Marianna Bacallao

April 23, 2026

A Tennessee proposal to ban undocumented immigrants from receiving local benefits will now come with reporting requirements for the agencies that deny them.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, 287(g), Dennis Powers, Donald Trump, ICE, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Jeff Yarbro, Stephen Miller, tnleg, tnpol

More state troopers, no grocery tax cuts in Tennessee’s $58B budget

By Marianna Bacallao

April 22, 2026

Tennessee lawmakers have prioritized school vouchers and law enforcement during a lean budget year.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, affordability, Aftyn Behn, Bill Lee, budget, Donald Trump, ICE, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, school vouchers, state budget, Stephen Miller, Summer Program, Tennessee Highway Patrol, tnleg, tnpol

Middle Tennessee clergy say they were kept from undocumented patient at Catholic hospital

By Marianna Bacallao

April 15, 2026

clergy press conference Nashville hospital

Immigrant advocates are calling on a Catholic hospital chain to publicly release their policy on treating patients detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Filed Under: Health Care, Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: 287(g), Ascension Saint Thomas, ICE, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Rutherford County

Tennessee adds criminal penalties for immigration offenses at White House’s behest

By Marianna Bacallao

April 7, 2026

The Tennessee General Assembly has passed a measure that would make it a state crime to remain in the U.S. after a final deportation order has been issued.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, Donald Trump, ICE, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Jack Johnson, Stephen Miller, Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition, tnleg, tnpol

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