By Adam Friedman | Reporter
Good morning, Lookout readers:
For the last month, we’ve been closely tracking a new Nashville coordination center proposed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE.
Federal documents say the center will serve as a 24/7 location to support ICE “enforcement and removal operations,” and coordinate with local police and sheriffs across the country who have entered cooperative agreements with the federal government to enforce immigration law.
On Tuesday, dozens of Nashvillians appeared at the Metro Council’s meeting to oppose the coordination center. But it’s unclear how elected council members could legally intervene to prevent the ICE center from operating in Nashville.
Reporter Anita Wadhwani has details on the meeting in her article linked below.
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