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Lisa Sherman Luna

As Nashville thaws, fears over immigration enforcement remain

By Marianna Bacallao

February 5, 2026

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As a historic winter storm devastated Tennessee, the fight over immigration continued to play out at the statehouse and in Nashville’s streets.

Filed Under: Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, 287(g), Cameron Sexton, Department of Children's Services, Donald Trump, ICE, ice storm, immigrants, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Lisa Sherman Luna, Rutherford County, severe weather, snow, Tennessee Department of Children's Services, Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition, tnleg, tnpol, Winter Storm Fern

Tennessee to pilot White House immigration agenda at state level

By Marianna Bacallao

January 15, 2026

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.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, 287(g), Bo Watson, Cameron Sexton, Donald Trump, ICE, immigrants, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Lisa Sherman Luna, police, raid, Stephen Miller, Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition, tnleg, tnpol

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