Michael Patrick Leahy, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of The Tennessee Star, said the U.S. legal system, especially the federal judiciary, is being used to block or delay the deportation of illegal aliens in contradiction to the will of the people and the intent of President Donald Trump’s immigration policies.
Tennessee Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson (R-Franklin) described this legislative session of the Tennessee General Assembly as “very productive” in terms of legislation passed by lawmakers on key statewide topics, including immigration and education.
On January 27, the General Assembly convened for a special session called by Governor Bill Lee to pass the Education Freedom Act, a disaster relief package, and other measures related to immigration.
Tennessee Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson (R-Franklin) said he hopes a bill making its way through the Tennessee General Assembly regarding illegal immigrant children who attend taxpayer-funded schools in the Volunteer State will be the test case for the U.S. Supreme Court to revisit the 1982 Plyler v. Doe decision.
Tom Pappert, lead reporter at The Tennessee Star, called on the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security to fulfill The Star’s Open Records Request of materials documenting the 2022 traffic stop in Putnam County of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the alleged MS-13 gang member and citizen of El Salvador who was deported last month under President Donald Trump, by Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) officers.
Tom Pappert, lead reporter at The Tennessee Star, raised multiple concerns surrounding the 2022 traffic stop of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the alleged MS-13 gang member and citizen of El Salvador who was deported last month under President Donald Trump, by Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) officers.
EJ Haust, a digital marketing expert and official guest host of The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, criticized the mainstream media for uniformly labeling President Donald Trump’s tariff trade strategy as “chaos” as part of a coordinated messaging effort to attack the administration.
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