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Council members condemn Nolensville-area immigration enforcement, share resources and call for vigilance
Summary
Multiple Metro Council members used announcements to denounce recent immigration enforcement activity along the Nolensville Pike corridor, share legal and community resources, and announce upcoming meetings and vigils for affected residents and businesses.
Council members at the announcements period strongly condemned recent immigration enforcement activity along the Nolensville Pike corridor and nearby neighborhoods, urged residents to document encounters, and shared resources for affected families and small businesses.
Speakers described enforcement activity as targeted and harmful to families. One council member called the operations “absolutely disgraceful,” said ICE agents were knocking on doors that morning and urged residents to “stay silent, don’t sign anything without a lawyer” and “make sure that the warrant is signed by a judge.” That speaker also directed people who see ICE activity to contact The Remix at (615) 933-8409 and noted community donation funds established by The Remix and a Community Foundation effort.
Several other council members echoed those concerns and announced actions and community supports. Council member Welsh urged vigilance and invited residents to a solidarity vigil at Glencliff High School at 7:30 p.m., saying, “We will resist this authoritarian behavior on any level.” Council member Suarez described a case mentioned in local media in which a man who “has his papers” was nevertheless taken and said the community must stand together.
Practical guidance provided to residents in the announcements included: document any enforcement activity; do not sign documents without counsel; verify that any warrant is signed by a judge; carry valid U.S. identification documents; and contact community legal-response groups. The transcript records The Remix phone number (615-933-8409) as a point of contact and references funds to assist families.
Officials also pointed to a scheduled Metro Public Health and Safety Committee meeting the next day at 4 p.m., which will include a public comment period; the transcript gives an email for submissions to the committee chair as aaron.evans@nashville.gov. Council members encouraged shopping at Latino-owned businesses along the Nolensville corridor to support local merchants, and several announced community vigils and solidarity events.
Council members said they will continue to compile and publish resources; one speaker said a newsletter with contact information and ways to help would be distributed “today/slash tomorrow.” The announcements period did not record any formal motions or votes related to these remarks in the provided transcript.
