by Kaitlin Housler | Oct 6, 2026 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit seeking to block Tennessee’s human smuggling law after finding the plaintiffs failed to demonstrate a credible threat of prosecution, while declining to rule on the law’s constitutionality. U.S. District Judge William L. Campbell...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 19, 2026 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South
Tennessee Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson (R-Franklin) said over 6,200 illegal aliens have been removed from the Volunteer State “due to the efforts of President Donald Trump.” Johnson posted a video on social media Saturday citing a report that he said names...
by Kaitlin Housler | Oct 22, 2025 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South
Tom Pappert, lead reporter at The Tennessee Star, detailed the recent incidents of criminal activity committed by illegal aliens in Tennessee, particularly in Nashville and Memphis. On Wednesday’s edition of The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, Pappert reported on two...
by Kaitlin Housler | Apr 21, 2025 | Justice, National, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show
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...
by Kaitlin Housler | Apr 14, 2025 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South
The Tennessee General Assembly passed a bill last week that would invalidate out-of-state driver licenses issued exclusively to illegal aliens and make it a misdemeanor offense to operate motor vehicles in the state with such licenses. The bill, HB0749/SB1086, passed...
by Zachery Schmidt | Apr 9, 2025 | Justice, National, News
The Department of Justice (DOJ) charged over 900 illegal immigrants with crimes in four different states in the first week of April. These arrests are part of the DOJ’s Operation Take Back America, which is an initiative trying to stop illegal immigration, eliminate...
by Zachery Schmidt | Mar 25, 2025 | Justice, National, News
ICE announced Monday it arrested 370 illegal aliens in Massachusetts during an enhanced targeted enforcement operation. This operation occurred from March 18 to March 23 with ICE and other federal law enforcement partners. Fifty-five percent of the illegal aliens...
by Zachery Schmidt | Mar 15, 2025 | Justice, National, News
ICE and other law enforcement agencies arrested 214 criminal illegal aliens in Northern Virginia during a 13-day targeted enforcement operation. The operation took place from March 1 to March 13 and focused on illegal aliens with ties to transnational organized crime,...
by Kaitlin Housler | Mar 3, 2025 | Elections, News, Tennessee, The South
Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett is among a group of 21 secretaries of state who have sent a letter urging the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to implement changes to the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program. The SAVE...
