Digging Into the Sweeping ICE Operation in Nashville

This week, Tennessee Highway Patrol said it made close to 500 traffic stops — coordinating with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in a sweeping effort to find undocumented immigrants along state roads. Troopers made 12 arrests, and 94 people were detained for reasons related to immigration. The enforcement actions created anxiety and uncertainty in Nashville's Latino communities and raised questions about what Nashville officials knew, and when. Banner reporters have spent the week talking to people affected, attending community meetings, accompanying lawmakers and observing activity outside the Nashville ICE field office. In this special episode, state government reporter Sarah Grace Taylor, metro reporter Stephen Elliott and criminal justice reporter Steven Hale talk about what they've seen and heard, and what we still don't know. See also: Wondering What You Can Do to Help after Nashville’s ICE Raids? We Made a List Here’s What Tennessee Immigration Lawyers Recommend If Documented Non-U.S. Citizens Encounter ICE or Law Enforcement Guests: Sarah Grace Taylor and Stephen Elliott Host: Demetria Kalodimos Producer: Andrea Tudhope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices