by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 31, 2026 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South
Republican leaders in the Tennessee General Assembly are pointing to a newly released 2025 report as evidence they say underscores the need for tougher state-level enforcement on illegal immigration and closer cooperation with federal authorities. The report, released...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 20, 2026 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South
A man arrested in Kentucky last week, who was wanted by the Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) for the December 31 sexual assault of a 16-year-old girl, is not a U.S. citizen and has a lengthy criminal history in Davidson County, records show. Last week, 31-year...
by Kaitlin Housler | Dec 12, 2025 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South
A 39-year old suspected illegal alien from Honduras is in custody in Knox County for allegedly fleeing law enforcement while intoxicated and causing a deadly vehicular crash which killed a husband and wife earlier this month. On December 4, Jose Roberto Rivera Recarte...
by Kaitlin Housler | Oct 30, 2025 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The South
An illegal alien from Guatemala who has been convicted of sexual assault was arrested in Davidson County this week, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced. Carlos Eduardo Garcia-Alarcon, the convicted sexual predator arrested in Davidson County, was...
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 | Mar 25, 2025 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South
A federal grand jury indicted a man from Honduras who entered America illegally in 2022 for a robbery of a pawn shop in Dickson, which saw over 40 firearms stolen. On Tuesday, 20-year-old Manuel De Jesus Guirola-Amaya was indicted by the grand jury with possession of...
by Kaitlin Housler | Feb 17, 2025 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South
A 37-year old Guatemalan national who reentered the U.S. after being previously deported in 2022 and wanted on charges of rape of a child and aggravated sexual battery in Alocoa, Tennessee was arrested last week by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)....
by Kaitlin Housler | Feb 13, 2025 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The South
Tennessee U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) spoke on the Senate floor on Wednesday to highlight the rise in migrant crime in the Volunteer State during the final months of the Biden administration and called on her colleagues to pass legislation to support...
by Kaitlin Housler | Feb 5, 2025 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
Tom Pappert, lead reporter at The Tennessee Star, said law enforcement agencies involved in the January 20 arrest of five teenagers who attempted a break-in at the Arms and Ammo store in Franklin provided a “stunning lack of information” on the case after The Star...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 22, 2025 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The South
U.S. Representative Steve Cohen (D-TN-09) was the only member of the Tennessee congressional delegation to vote against the Laken Riley Act, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday. The Laken Riley Act, filed as S.5, is named after Laken Riley, the...
