Nashville Mayor’s Effort to Assist Illegal Immigrants ‘Screams’ Violation of Federal Law, Says Councilman David Benton

Read MoreMetro Nashville Councilman David Benton attended the “Stop the Invasion” press conference held by U.S. Representative Andy Ogles (R-TN-05) on Monday. He called for state and federal audits of the Tennessee nonprofits which have received millions in federal taxpayer dollars, awarded through the city, before donating to the controversial “Belonging Fund” announced by Mayor Freddie O’Connell as a method to support immigrants following a federal enforcement operation that netted nearly 200 arrests.

On Tuesday, Benton told The Tennessee Star he is concerned the recent actions by O’Connell place Metro Nashville in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1324, and specifically that O’Connell’s decision to tie Metro Nashville to the “Belonging Fund” could leave Metro open to losing state and federal funding, as does his recent executive order mandating Metro employees report contacts with federal immigration officials to him and the Office of New Americans.

This post was originally authored and published by Tom Pappert from Tennessee Star via RSS Feed. Join today to get your news feed on Nationwide Report®.