ICE Arrests Sudanese National with ‘Violent’ Criminal History, Including Attempted Murder Conviction, in Nashville

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...

ICE Arrests Honduran National Following Release from Prison for 2022 Nashville Deadly Wrong-Way Crash

by Kaitlin Housler | May 27, 2026 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers have arrested a Honduran national convicted in a 2022 deadly wrong-way crash that killed a Nashville musician following his recent release from state prison in West Tennessee, the agency announced Wednesday. ICE...

Blackburn Slams Democrats Over DHS Funding While Promoting ICE Partnership Bill

by Kaitlin Housler | Apr 29, 2026 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South

U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) spoke exclusively with The Tennessee Star’s CEO and Editor-in-Chief Michael Patrick Leahy on Wednesday, outlining new legislation aimed at expanding cooperation between state and local law enforcement and federal immigration...

‘Foreign National’ Arrested, Charged After Allegedly Found Wandering Tennessee Middle School Campus Drinking Beer

by Kaitlin Housler | Apr 22, 2026 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South

The Trousdale County Sheriff’s Office reported that a foreign national who was allegedly drinking from an open beer can on the grounds of a middle school was arrested Tuesday morning. According to the sheriff’s office, at approximately 9:40 a.m. on...

Tennessee House to Vote on Immigration Detainer Bill

by Zachery Schmidt | Apr 3, 2026 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South

The Tennessee State House will vote on a bill next week that would help local law enforcement agencies combat illegal immigration. State representatives will debate House Bill (HB) 2018, which was introduced by State Representative Mark Cochran (R-Englewood). HB 2018...

ICE Expansion Surge Headed for Tennessee, Pappert Reports

by Kaitlin Housler | Mar 31, 2026 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is poised to become “two or three times larger than it was last year,” according to The Tennessee Star’s Lead Reporter Tom Pappert, who says a surge of 12,000 new hires is now translating into plans for expanded office...

Pappert: Federal Filing Reveals Key Timeline in ICE Arrest of Nashville Noticias Reporter

by Kaitlin Housler | Mar 9, 2026 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South

Tom Pappert, lead reporter at The Tennessee Star, detailed a federal filing that has revealed new details about the immigration case of Colombian-born Nashville Noticias journalist Estefany Rodriguez, who was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)...

Labor Unions Are Leading the Anti-ICE Resistance, but They Once Opposed Immigration

by | Feb 9, 2026 | Economy, National, News

by Steven Richards   American unions, once wary of — or even outright hostile — to immigration because of its threat towards American wages and bargaining power, are now at the forefront of the anti-ICE protests opposing the Trump administration’s immigration...

Blackburn Urges Chief Justice Roberts to Investigate Justice Jackson’s Attendance at Politicized Grammy Awards

by Kaitlin Housler | Feb 6, 2026 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South

Tennessee U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) sent a letter to U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on Thursday urging an investigation into Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s attendance at the “highly politicized” 68th Annual Grammy Awards over the...

National Media Driving Resistance to ICE Enforcement in Minnesota, Pulliam Says

by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 28, 2026 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South

As federal immigration agents face growing resistance in Minnesota, legal analyst Mark Pulliam says the most powerful force behind that opposition is the national press, which he argues is distorting facts and shaping public opinion to undermine enforcement of...