Overview
- An ICE Request for Information outlines a National Call Center in Nashville to support law enforcement in locating unaccompanied children for possible removal.
- Plans call for round-the-clock operations handling 6,000–7,000 calls per day and seek “enabling technology” to integrate partner and migrant data with ICE systems.
- The notice cites an immediate need, with reporting indicating a potential March start and full operations by June 2026, subject to contracting and implementation.
- A Department of Homeland Security official disputed elements of the reporting without details, and Nashville’s mayor’s office says it has not been contacted about the center.
- Advocacy groups oppose the plan as harmful to child protections, noting it follows directives to track minors and a reported $2,500 voluntary-departure offer for some children.