Read MoreNashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell on Tuesday suggested that the joint immigration enforcement operation between U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) in Nashville was unnecessary, reportedly asserting the metro government is capable of reducing crime in a method that does not “separate families, hurt our economy,” or “distress an entire community” in the city.
He made the remarks shortly after the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) criticized the mayor for his new “Belonging Fund,” which he called a partnership between Nashville and the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee.
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