US EditionMetro Nashville Updates Immigration Report Amid GOP Criticism
- On May 28, 2025, Nashville Mayor Freddie O'Connell's office released the names of ICE and DHS agents involved in immigration enforcement, sparking controversy.
- This release followed a joint ICE and Tennessee Highway Patrol operation detaining nearly 200 illegal immigrants, including violent criminals and gang members.
- Critics including Congressman Andy Ogles, Senator Marsha Blackburn, and DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin accused O'Connell of doxxing agents, putting them at risk, and obstructing enforcement.
- Tom Homan, White House border czar, vowed to increase multi-agency crackdowns in Nashville, stating, "We'll flood the zone... We're going to do it. He's not going to stop us."
- The controversy prompted federal and congressional investigations into O'Connell’s actions, highlighting tensions over immigration policy enforcement in Nashville.
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‘There will be repercussions’: Homeland Security official targets Nashville mayor over immigration | Chattanooga Times Free Press
Nashville Mayor Freddie O'Connell continued to serve as a social media target for federal officials Thursday over his response to the mass detainments of immigrants in Nashville in early May.
‘Woketivist’ Nashville mayor ‘DOXXES’ ICE agents then claims it was mistake. DHS NOT buying it.
Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell, a rabid Democrat, has been accused of undermining the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. The accusation centers around O’Connell’s repeated decision to publicize information about U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, its operations, and, more concerningly, its agents. According to Tennessee Rep. Andy Ogles, a Republican, earlier this month, O’Connell “issued an executive order directing city age…
Nashville Mayor Doxxed ICE, DHS Agents In Attempt To Subvert Immigration Enforcement Efforts
Image Credit: Freddie O’Connell,/ Facebook, Tom Homan / Facebook, @GOPoversight / X & @RepOgles / X & Canva The Tennessee Conservative [By Olivia Lupia] – On the heels of Tennessee Congressman Andy Ogles’ “Stop the Invasion” press conference on Monday confirming a Congressional investigation into Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell, new information has been revealed purporting the mayor doxxed ICE and DHS agents, putting them at great risk and fur…
Tennessee Lawmakers Slam Nashville Mayor for Releasing Names of ICE Officials Involved with Immigration Enforcement Efforts | The Star News Network
A group of Tennessee lawmakers are condemning Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell for publicly leaking the names of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials and their interactions with local law enforcement and emergency services. Earlier this month, O’Connell amended his Executive Order 30 to mandate that Metro Nashville employees report contacts with federal immigration officials to him and the Office of New Americans. 💥 BOMBSH…
Metro Nashville appears to quietly remove names from immigration report following GOP criticism
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Metro Nashville has apparently revised its public immigration report following pressure from Republican lawmakers who said the city endangered federal law enforcement officers. A city document released earlier this month detailed 35 immigration-related interactions between Metro Police and federal agencies. The report initially named individuals, including a Metro Council member, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement a…
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