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ICE made 196 arrests in Nashville. The mayor is questioning their legality.

By Tony Gonzalez

May 13, 2025

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.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Department of Homeland Security, Freddie O'Connell, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Metro Council Immigrant Caucus

Here’s how Nashville fared in the latest legislative session

By Cynthia Abrams

May 9, 2025

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The relationship between Metro and state lawmakers has been fraught, prompting multiple lawsuits. Has the tide begun to turn?

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, Darren Jernigan, Freddie O'Connell, mayor freddie o'connell, Preemption, Preemption bills, state legislature, Tennessee Legislature, tennessee state legislature

‘My mom isn’t a criminal’: Nashville families search for loved ones detained by ICE

By Marianna Bacallao

May 8, 2025

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.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Metro, Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: 287(g), Freddie O'Connell, ICE, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, raid, Tennessee Highway Patrol, Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition

Nashville officials release timeline of ‘surprise’ ICE arrests

By Cynthia AbramsandTony Gonzalez

May 7, 2025

Metro officials are moving to clarify that city police did not have a role in immigration arrests in South Nashville over the weekend.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Wally Dietz

Nashville police whistleblower indicted over Covenant School records

By Marianna Bacallao

May 6, 2025

A Metro Nashville police whistleblower has been indicted for stealing documents related to the Covenant School shooting, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: community oversight board, Covenant, Covenant School, Metro Nashville Police Department, MNPD, shooting

State and local officials clash over Nashville ICE raid

By Marianna Bacallao

May 5, 2025

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.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, 287(g), Bill Lee, Freddie O'Connell, ICE, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, raid, Tennessee Highway Patrol, Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition, tnleg, tnpol

ICE arrests drivers in South Nashville, sparking outrage from local officials

By Marianna Bacallao

May 4, 2025

Several drivers in South Nashville were taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement Saturday night, sparking outrage from activists and politicians.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 287(g), Aftyn Behn, Don Aaron, East Nashville, Freddie O'Connell, ICE, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Metro Nashville Police Department, MNPD, Nashville police, raid, sean parker, Tennessee Highway Patrol

Nashville mayor outlines priorities — and a tax increase — in State of Metro speech

By Cynthia AbramsandTony Gonzalez

May 1, 2025

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Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell struck an aspirational tone in his State of Metro address, painting a picture of a city with forward momentum.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Freddie O'Connell, property taxes, State of Metro

Nashville’s in-depth affordable housing strategy is ready for public review

By Char Daston

April 30, 2025

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The mayor’s plan is meant to address Nashville’s rapidly rising housing prices and rents, which are burdensome for low- and even middle-income residents.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: affordable housing, Freddie O'Connell, Housing, Nashville mayor, Unified Housing Strategy

Nashville’s new Office of Youth Safety has its first director

By Char Daston

April 28, 2025

Phyllis Hildreth will lead Nashville’s new Office of Youth Safety. Mayor Freddie O’Connell announced the office’s first director last week.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Delishia Porterfield, Freddie O'Connell, office of youth safety, Phyllis Hildreth, restorative justice, Southern Movement Committee

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