Murky Funding Details for Mayor Freddie O’Connell’s Office of New and Indigenous Americans

by Brian Wilson | May 29, 2025 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The South

Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell, facing questions over his handling of illegal immigration, thrust an advisory council of local liberal activists into a heated clash with federal and state officials. The move is drawing scrutiny from a Republican-controlled...

Nashville Immigration Battle Highlights Cozy Relationship Between City and Murky Non-Profit Spending

by Brian Wilson | May 20, 2025 | Justice, News, Policy, Politics, Tennessee, The South

An audit of Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition (TIRRC) — one of the key progressive players opposing President Trump’s immigration enforcement efforts in Middle Tennessee — found “material weaknesses” and “significant...

Commentary: Nashville Officials Concerned More About Rights of Violent, Dangerous Criminals Than Law-Abiding Citizens

by Brian Wilson | May 17, 2025 | Justice, News, Tennessee

Jassim Jafaf Al-Raash is an illegal alien from Iraq. He first appeared on Nashville area court dockets starting in 2003 with his arrest following a prostitution bust. Since then his record shows a host of escalating entanglements with the law: Disorderly Conduct in...

Nashville Officials Could Be In Violation of State Immigration Laws

by Brian Wilson | May 13, 2025 | Justice, Politics, Tennessee, The South

Recent statements from Nashville officials seem to run perilously close to violating state law. From Mayor Freddie O’Connell’s carefully crafted statements — to Police Chief John Drake’s declaration that the Metro Nashville officers “do...

Tennessee’s Democrat State Legislators and Nashville Local Officials Testing the Boundaries of Immigration Laws

by Brian Wilson | May 13, 2025 | Justice, News, Policy, Tennessee, The Tennessee Star

President Trump’s Immigration Czar Tom Homan has repeatedly warned against interfering with ICE attempts to arrest those in this country illegally. That is exactly what State Representative Aftyn Behn (D-Nashville) appeared to be doing over the weekend as she, by her...

Battle Lines Drawn in Nashville Over Immigration Enforcement

by Brian Wilson | May 7, 2025 | Justice, News, Policy, Politics, Tennessee, The South

Battle lines are being drawn over immigration enforcement in Nashville. It’s shaping up as a fight once again pitting liberals who control the island of blue that is Davidson County versus the sea of red that is Tennessee. In one corner, Nashville’s...

Mayor O’Connell Seems to Suggest He Considers Nashville a Sanctuary City

by Brian Wilson | May 6, 2025 | Justice, News, Politics, Tennessee, The South

In a hurriedly-called press conference on Monday, Mayor Freddie O’Connell – without using the exact phrase – laid out his position that the City of Nashville is essentially a sanctuary city. Mayor O’Connell said he is “heartbroken” State and Federal law enforcement...