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DHS Confirms Suspect Behind Alleged Hit-and-Run of Nashville Pedestrian Is 'Illegal Alien from Venezuela'

1 day ago | tennesseestar.com | Tom Pappert

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security confirmed Thursday that the individual allegedly shown in a video posted to social media by U.S. Representative Andy Ogles, committing the May 18 hit-and-run against a pedestrian in Nashville, is an illegal immigrant from Venezuela.
Nashville Mayor Faces Pressure to Repeal Immigration Order as Police Union Blasts Naming of Federal Officials

1 day ago | tennesseestar.com | Tom Pappert

Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton (R-Crossville) on Thursday called for Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell to rescind the executive order, which he recently modified, mandating Metro Nashville employees report all contacts with federal immigration officials to O’Connell and the Office of New Americans. “I’m calling on Mayor O’Connell to rescind executive order 30,” wrote Sexton in a statement posted to X.
U.S. Court of Appeals Reverses Injunction Against Tennessee’s Voter Registration Policy for Felons

1 day ago | tennesseestar.com | Kaitlin Housler

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reversed a lower court ruling that blocked Tennessee’s policy requiring certain felons to provide additional documentation when registering to vote. On Thursday, the Court of Appeals ruled in Tennessee Conference of the NAACP v. Lee that the plaintiffs in the case, the Tennessee NAACP, lacked Article III standing to bring the suit.
DOJ Returns Kilmar Abrego Garcia to United States to Face Charges for Alleged Nine-Year Career in Illegal Alien Smuggling

1 day ago | tennesseestar.com | Tom Pappert

The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday announced that Kilmar Abrego Garcia was returned to the United States from El Salvador to face charges in response to a grand jury indictment that accuses him of completing more than 100 trips while smuggling illegal immigrants throughout the country.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Reportedly Face Criminal Charges Following Return to United States

1 day ago | tennesseestar.com | Tom Pappert

A Friday report claimed that Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the citizen of El Salvador deported in March by the Trump administration, is being returned to the United States in order to face criminal charges from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for transporting illegal immigrants throughout the interior of the country.
Tennessee Senator Marsha Blackburn Introduces White House-Backed ‘REMOVE Act’

2 days ago | tennesseestar.com | Kaitlin Housler

Tennessee U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) introduced a bill supported by the White House on Thursday which seeks to expedite deportations of illegal aliens from the United States. The two-page bill, called the Rapid Expulsion of Migrant Offenders who Violate and Evade (REMOVE) Act, would require the U.S. Attorney General to start removal proceedings as quickly as possible after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) files a Notice to Appear (NTA) with the immigration court.
Tennessee Rep. Introduces Bill to Eliminate CRT, DEI in Curriculum of Service Academies

2 days ago | tennesseestar.com | Kaitlin Housler

Tennessee U.S. Representative Mark Green (R-TN-07) introduced a bill on Thursday seeking to codify into law President Donald Trump’s executive order eliminating critical race theory (CRT) and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) from the curriculum of federal service academies.
ICE Report Shows Southern States Now Contain Most Foreign Students with 8 Percent Increase in 2024

2 days ago | tennesseestar.com | Tom Pappert

An annual report published by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Thursday revealed that the South now boasts the highest percentage of foreign students, with an increase of 8.5 percent reported by the agency in 2024.
Shelby County Seeks $5.5 Million for Crime Lab After FBI Director Named Memphis Nation's 'Homicide Capital'

2 days ago | tennesseestar.com | Tom Pappert

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris and District Attorney Steve Mulroy submitted their proposal for a $5.5 million crime laboratory on Wednesday, adding details to the plan Mulroy first suggested more than one year ago.
Man Seen Displaying ‘8647’ Sign Above I-65 in Nashville

2 days ago | tennesseestar.com | Kaitlin Housler

A man was seen draping what appears to be a homemade cloth-like banner painted with the numbers “8647” above I-65 in Nashville, a photo posted by Tennessee U.S. Representative Andy Ogles (R-TN-05) shows. The photo shows an older man wearing dark sunglasses and a tie dye t-shirt draping the banner over the Chestnut Street overpass over the I-65 northbound lanes at mile marker 82. Spotted in Freddie O'Connell’s Nashville. @FBI pic.twitter.com/Uq64LW0qor— Rep.