Thursday, May 15, 2025

Is ICE targeting Nashville schools? Here's what to know


Key Points:

  • Nearly 200 people have been arrested in a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation in Nashville.
  • Rumors of ICE agents targeting schools and even neighborhood school bus stops have swirled.
  • A spokesperson for Metro Nashville Public Schools said no ICE activity has been verified at schools.
by Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, May 14, 2025- A wave of arrests by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Nashville has left the community shaken and uncertain.

Rumors have cropped up around the whereabouts of ICE officials, who teamed up with the Tennessee Highway Patrol for a joint operation. Officials said the operation led to hundreds of traffic stops and nearly 200 arrests as of May 13. ICE spokesperson Lindsay Williams said the operation ran from May 5-10.

As the operation unfolded, rumors about ICE showing up at schools and even school bus stops have circulated. Here's what to know about what's happening, what's legal and what students and leaders are saying. (read more)

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