Illegal Immigrants in Memphis Arrested on Charges Ranging from Immigration, Stalking, and Child Rape

by Kaitlin Housler | Nov 18, 2025 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South

A Guatemalan national and Honduran national in the U.S. illegally were arrested on warrants and immigration charges in Memphis this week by authorities operating under the Memphis Safe Task Force. On Sunday afternoon, 26-year-old Nelson Gomez‑Lopez was taken into...

Exclusive: Director of U.S. Marshals, Senator Blackburn Highlight Federal Partnership Behind Memphis Crime Crackdown

by Kaitlin Housler | Nov 3, 2025 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South

U.S. Marshals Service Director Gadyaces Serralta said public safety in Memphis has visibly improved as a result of the ongoing joint federal and local law enforcement efforts working to reduce violent crime in the city, with residents once again feeling safe to return...

Van Epps’ Campaign Launches New Ad Highlighting Democrat Aftyn Behn’s Anti-Law Enforcement Record

by Kaitlin Housler | Oct 29, 2025 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The South

Matt Van Epps, the Republican nominee running for Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District, released a new ad on Wednesday highlighting his opponent, State Rep. Aftyn Behn’s (D-Nashville) record of attacking law enforcement officials. Behn, who narrowly won the...

Applications Now Open for $175 Million in Public Safety and Violent Crime Intervention Grants, Governor Lee Announces

by Kaitlin Housler | Oct 5, 2025 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South

Two state-funded grant programs totaling $175 million aimed at improving public safety in Tennessee are now accepting applications from local governments and law enforcement agencies, Governor Bill Lee’s office announced. As of October 2, eligible law enforcement...

Tennessee State Rep. Says Bills Sponsored in General Assembly Would Provide State with Tools to Tackle Illegal Immigration With ‘All of the Above’ Approach

by Kaitlin Housler | Apr 1, 2025 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South

Tennessee State Representative Lee Reeves (R-Franklin) discussed his efforts to help provide the state with more tools to conduct an “all of the above” approach to tackling illegal immigration through the introduction of three bills filed in the Tennessee General...

EJ Haust: Suspects Behind Recent Swatting Calls on Conservatives Should be Charged with Attempted Murder

by Kaitlin Housler | Mar 14, 2025 | Justice, National, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show

EJ Haust, a digital marketing expert and official guest host of The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, said the individuals behind the recent swatting calls on conservative journalists and influencers should be charged with attempted murder. This week, multiple conservatives...

Tennessee State Rep. Jason Zachary Details Importance of Bill that Tightened Duty to Report Law

by Kaitlin Housler | Jun 5, 2024 | Covenant School Shooting, News, Policy, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South

Tennessee State Representative Jason Zachary (R-Knoxville) suggested his bill that strengthened the state’s duty to report law may have prevented the Covenant School shooting on March 27, 2023, in Nashville if implemented before the shooting took place. Over the...