NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — More than 80 people have been arrested since ICE operations began in South Nashville over the weekend, according to a spokesperson for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Troopers with the Tennessee Highway Patrol reportedly conducted approximately 150 traffic stops in Nashville over the weekend during a “public safety operation.”
Immigrant rights groups said at least 100 people were detained by law enforcement following the stops.
Over 80 people arrested since May 3
On Tuesday, an ICE spokesperson told NewsNation affiliate WKRN that 84 people have been arrested since the operations began on May 3, but was unable to provide a list of names due to privacy laws.
One woman told WKRN that she and her fiancé were stopped over the weekend for their window tint by personnel who identified themselves as ICE. She detailed that they were put into separate vans and taken to the Homeland Security field office in Nashville on Sunday.
Although she was released hours later, she said the fate of her fiancé remains unclear.
Gov. Bill Lee told WKRN that he was aware of the ICE activity in Nashville and stands by the “effort to remove criminals from the streets.”