US EditionKid Rock's Restaurant Shields Illegal Employees From ICE Agents: Report
- Managers at three downtown Nashville restaurants, including Kid Rock's steakhouse, told non-citizen employees to leave during a weekend surge in ICE activity on May 10, 2025.
- This followed a weeklong ICE operation partnered with Tennessee authorities that led to nearly 200 arrests starting May 3, fueling widespread fear despite no confirmed ICE presence at the restaurants.
- The staffing crisis forced kitchen closures and halted service during prime hours, with employees afraid of detention even though many held valid paperwork.
- A manager described the situation as fostering a constant atmosphere of fear, while others emphasized how harmful these conditions are for a city heavily dependent on the service sector.
- The events underlined tensions between local businesses' reliance on immigrant workers and the intensified immigration enforcement backed by local and federal conservatives.
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Major MAGA restaurant owner loses staff when ICE comes to town
Steve Smith, a successful local businessman in Tennessee, owns multiple restaurants in Nashville. Three of his establishments — Honky Tonk Central, The Diner and Kid Rock's Big Ass Honky Tonky and Steak House — had to curtail operations during the...
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Kid Rock-themed steakhouse abruptly halts service as undocumented workers skirt ICE
Service at high-profile MAGA supporter Kid Rock's Nashville restaurant came to an abrupt halt on a busy Saturday night after undocumented workers fled en masse to avoid rumored immigration raids favored by President Donald Trump, Nashville Scene reported.The restaurant Kid Rock’s Big A-- Honky Tonk ...
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