Tio Fun Taqueria in North Nashville became a makeshift call center Monday afternoon for people contacting their representatives on behalf of Estefany Rodriguez Florez, a local reporter detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
ICE agent identities would be confidential under Tennessee proposal
As immigration enforcement in Tennessee faces increased scrutiny, state lawmakers want to further limit what records of ICE operations are open to the public.
Prosecutor claims that delayed charges against Abrego Garcia were ‘extraordinary’ but justified
A representative of the U.S. Attorney’s office testified in federal court on Thursday that the human smuggling case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia was justified while acknowledging that the charges coming two years after a traffic stop in question was “extraordinary.”
As Trump touts Tennessee troopers, state officials face questions of racial profiling, dehumanizing treatment
As Gov. Bill Lee has calls for more state troopers officials with the Tennessee Highway Patrol are facing questions of racial profiling and dehumanizing treatment of Nashville’s immigrant community during a dragnet immigration operation last May.
As Nashville thaws, fears over immigration enforcement remain
As a historic winter storm devastated Tennessee, the fight over immigration continued to play out at the statehouse and in Nashville’s streets.
Tennessee to pilot White House immigration agenda at state level
Tennessee will be the first state to pilot the White House’s immigration agenda, which focuses on increasing verification for legal residents and requiring local law enforcement to work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Nashville mourns Minneapolis woman fatally shot by ICE
Demonstrators in Nashville called for the ICE agent who fatally shot a woman to be arrested, and for the end of immigration enforcement operations in Nashville.
NashVillager Podcast: From fire to ICE
Should Tennessee’s National Guard be deployed when there isn’t a disaster or emergency? Plus, the local news for November 24, 2025.
NashVillager Podcast: Homeland Security and the birth of ICE
Is Homeland Security today what it was designed to be after 9/11? Plus, the local news for November 19, 2025.








