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.
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 will see a rise in ICE agents under Trump’s budget plan
During a Friday visit to Nashville, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said that ICE will be sending more officers to the city.
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.
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.
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.
Students write letter to city leaders expressing fear amid recent ICE raids
A group of students wrote an open letter to city leaders expressing fear in the wake of recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in South Nashville.
‘My mom isn’t a criminal’: Nashville families search for loved ones detained by ICE
Nashville families impacted by a series of ICE raids in the past few days still don’t have concrete answers on where their loved ones are.
State and local officials clash over Nashville ICE raid
Mayor Freddie O’Connell has decried the wide-scale arrests of South Nashville drivers Saturday night. But the office is limited in how it can respond.
ICE arrests drivers in South Nashville, sparking outrage from local officials
Several drivers in South Nashville were taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement Saturday night, sparking outrage from activists and politicians.
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