ICE arrests 103 in Nashville traffic stops, mayor raises questions

States are telling sheriffs whether they can — or can’t — work with ICE

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, some of them masked, work alongside Harrison County, Miss., sheriff’s deputies to make arrests in an investigation into illegal immigration and cockfighting in early May. States are increasingly setting policy for sheriffs on how much they can cooperate with ICE at local jails. (Photo by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) Local sheriffs are on the front lines in deciding whether to partic…

EXCLUSIVE: Dems Rage Over Nashville ICE Raids That Targeted Rapists And Gang Members

NASHVILLE — The federal deportation raids in Tennessee that have garnered outrage from local Democrats resulted in the capture of rapists, drug dealers, and gang members, according to a Department of Homeland Security dossier obtained by The Daily Wire.Nashville’s Democrat mayor Freddie O’Connell has said he was very “frustrated” to see immigration enforcement in the city, stating, “We did not request this approach to safety, we do not support i…

Judges Warn Due Process at Risk as ICE Raids Roil Communities Across the U.S.

Mass ICE raids are continuing across the U.S. In Tennessee, over 100 people were arrested in a joint operation between immigration agents and the Highway Patrol. Advocates say the Highway Patrol is aiding federal agents in racially profiling Tennessee residents, intimidating people into self-deporting, and stoking fear in immigrant communities. In Worcester, Massachusetts, hundreds of community members gathered Sunday to protest the recent ICE d…

Immigration-related arrests of people in Nashville raise concerns for East Tennessee community

Over a week in May, authorities made traffic stops and detained more than 100 people in Nashville on immigration-related issues.

Nashville Mayor Slams ICE Over Conducting More Than 100 Arrests in City Traffic Stops: 'A Violation of Due Process'

Nashville Mayor Freddie O'Connell has condemned a recent immigration enforcement operation that led to the detention of at least 103 individuals during traffic stops across the city

Since January, at least 12 people have been arrested by Immigration and Customs Control (ICE) agents in courts or their immediate vicinity in seven states of the United States.The arrests, made in places like North Carolina, Illinois, and Massachusetts, rekindled the debate about the migration strategies promoted by the Donald Trump government in its second term.Arrests in North Carolina, Illinois, and other statesThe ICE, backed by the Departme…