by Kaitlin Housler | Feb 26, 2026 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
As a federal judge considers whether to throw out human smuggling charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, The Tennessee Star’s Lead Reporter and 2025 Dao Prize winner Tom Pappert said the absence of national media in the courtroom may signal the stakes of a hearing...
by Kaitlin Housler | Nov 20, 2025 | Culture, News, Tennessee, The South, TN LEAD
The Tennessee Star has been awarded the prestigious 2025 Dao Prize for Excellence in Investigative Journalism for its investigative series uncovering the infamous 2022 Tennessee traffic stop of Kilmar Abrego Garcia which led to the filing of human smuggling charges....
