Nashville mayor signs executive order after more than 100 people detained by ICE

More than 100 people have been detained U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement across Nashville, according to Tennessee Highway Patrol. As a result of the ongoing operation, Nashville Mayor …
Did the Department of emergency communications fail to comply with executive order?

The group learned that the Department of Emergency Communications failed to comply with an executive order requiring departments to notify the mayor’s office of immigration enforcement communications. Both the committee and community members voiced frustration with the situation during a more than three-hour meeting where emotions ran high.

Does Nashville have a public health and safety protocol?

Nashville’s Director of Emergency Communications, Stephen Martini, acknowledged as much May 7 during a special meeting of the Metro Nashville Council’s public health and safety committee. “We don’t have that (protocol), and that’s one of the improvements that we need to make,” Martini said.

Should Homeland Security stop terrorizing Nashville?

But the agency has yet to release names of the people arrested in Nashville. “If the Department of Homeland Security is trying to fight terrorism by (doing) this, they should stop terrorizing our communities,” one commenter, Hannah Fletcher-Page, said.

Will Nashville redevelop Rivergate Mall after ICE operation?

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Did mayor Freddie O’Connell and MNPD chief John Drake attend ice meeting?

Mayor Freddie O’Connell and MNPD Chief John Drake weren’t present at the meeting, though O’Connell addressed the ICE activity in a news conference on May 5. Some council members were especially frustrated that Drake didn’t attend. “I’m very disappointed that the chief of police isn’t here,” District 7 Council Member Emily Benedict said.