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Board monitors immigration complaints, considers updating 2020 policy recommendations for police interaction with immigrants

3339025 · May 15, 2025
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Board staff said they received 30–40 calls about immigration issues and referenced a recent council public‑safety meeting; the board reiterated that Metro Nashville Police Department is not an immigration‑enforcement agency and discussed revisiting four 2020 recommendations on police interactions with immigrant communities.

At the May 24 meeting board staff reported receiving 30–40 calls related to immigration issues and said they are monitoring complaints and public concern after a recent council public‑safety meeting that included Legal Director Wally Dietz, Captain Gilder (council liaison) and Steven Martini of the Department of Emergency Communications.

Staff emphasized the board’s operational limit: the Community Review Board can investigate complaints about individual officer conduct but has no authority over federal…

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