Upon his release, Abrego Garcia will be transferred to Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, where officials say he will be held until his trial or his deportation.
ICE is using no-bid contracts, boosting big firms, to get more detention beds
No-bid contracts with politically connected companies have become crucial to the Republican Trump administration’s push for more space to hold immigrants for deportation. Those contracts include one with Tennessee-based private prison firm CoreCivic.
Man wrongly deported to El Salvador pleads not guilty to smuggling charges in Nashville
After months of being detained in an El Salvadoran prison, Abrego Garcia’s path to release is uncertain. He pleaded not guilty to smuggling charges Friday.
Nashville Masses are emptier as the threat of deportations looms
ICE arrested nearly 200 people as part of the early May operation. The raids — and the possibility of future crack downs — has had a chilling effect on Nashville’s Spanish-speaking parishes.
Judge blocks Tennessee-based CoreCivic from housing ICE detainees at shuttered center
A judge has blocked a Tennessee-based private prison operator from housing immigrants facing possible deportation in a shuttered Kansas City area detention center unless it can get a permit from frustrated city officials.
U.S. Republicans probe Nashville mayor, allege ‘chilling effect’ on ICE
Two U.S congressional committees are looking into Nashville’s response to federal immigration activity.
As Tennessee pastors and politicians clash over Trump’s immigration agenda, their congregations are divided
As evangelical Christians continue to support President Donald Trump, church leadership is taking issue with his immigration policies.
ICE to pay Nashville ‘a lot of attention’ after mayor decries raids
The Trump administration’s ‘border czar’ said congress has opened an investigation into O’Connell’s response — and implied an escalation in enforcement.
Nashville’s immigrant students fear going to school as ICE raids continue
The recent ICE raids in Nashville have left many families afraid to leave the house for even basic necessities, like taking their kids to school.
ICE made 196 arrests in Nashville. The mayor is questioning their legality.
As new details were provided Tuesday about immigration-related arrests, Nashville’s mayor expressed concerns about the legality of the traffic stops that have been raising fears in parts of the city.
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