by Kaitlin Housler | Jun 5, 2026 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
Tom Pappert, lead reporter at The Tennessee Star, reports that Nashville officials have either not created or have not produced documentation required under Tennessee law for a proposed $735,000 grant to the Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition (TIRRC),...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jun 5, 2026 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South
A coalition of immigrant rights advocates has filed a federal lawsuit challenging a new Tennessee law set to go into effect July 1 that would make it a crime for certain noncitizens with final deportation orders to remain in the state. Signed by Governor Bill Lee in...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jun 5, 2026 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
Tom Pappert, lead reporter at The Tennessee Star, said remarks made by U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing this week could significantly alter the legal landscape surrounding Kilmar...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jun 5, 2026 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers have arrested a Sudanese national with a lengthy, “violent” criminal history in Nashville, the agency announced Thursday. According to ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) New Orleans, 55-year-old Gabriel...