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Nashville Mayor Signs Executive Order Requiring Prompt Reporting of City Interactions with Federal Immigration Officials

Policy ID

NASH-EO-2025-5-9
Local Response
Nashville
Executive Order
  • Federal Law Enforcement, Transparency

Short Description

After a multi-day ICE and Tennessee Highway Patrol enforcement operation in Nashville, Mayor Freddie O’Connell signed an executive order strengthening a longstanding city policy by requiring Metro emergency and non-emergency employees to report any interactions with federal immigration officials within 24 hours (down from three days), and directing the Mayor’s Office of New Americans to publish an annual public report on those interactions, including the requesting agency and whether the request was granted or declined.

Date Adopted

05/09/2025

Updates

The reporting policy drew criticism from state and federal Republicans and prompted a congressional probe; the city briefly removed individuals’ names from a published report after objections, but the mayor kept the reporting requirement in place. Tennessee law restricts sanctuary policies, so this is a transparency and reporting measure rather than non-cooperation.

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