Overview

• Rep. Andy Ogles announced that the House Homeland Security and Judiciary Committees will investigate Mayor Freddie O’Connell for allegedly obstructing ICE operations and misusing federal funds.
• The inquiry follows O’Connell’s criticism of a joint ICE and Tennessee Highway Patrol operation in early May that arrested 196 individuals, which he said lacked proof of criminal history and due process.
• Committees have requested documents and communications related to Executive Order 30, which requires city employees and first responders to report interactions with federal immigration authorities.
• Border czar Tom Homan has pledged to “flood the zone” in Nashville with ICE, FBI, DEA and U.S. Marshals agents if local actions impede deportations.
• The investigation underscores the broader conflict between sanctuary city policies and federal immigration enforcement under the Trump administration.