Overview

• Rep. Andy Ogles announced that the Homeland Security and Judiciary Committees will investigate Mayor Freddie O’Connell over his criticism of an early May ICE operation in Nashville that led to 196 arrests.
• The probe will examine whether O’Connell misused federal funds in connection with his executive order requiring city employees to report contacts with immigration authorities.
• Ogles formally requested documents and communications from the mayor’s office, including those related to Executive Order 30 on tracking interactions with federal immigration agents.
• Mayor O’Connell has defended his actions by questioning whether detainees received their constitutional due process and by noting that local police lack authority for immigration enforcement.
• Department of Homeland Security records show the ICE operation targeted individuals with criminal histories, including a convicted child sex predator and alleged gang members.