The legislator of Tennessee demands federal probe to the ice cream policy of the mayor of Nashville

A Republican Legislator from Tennessee calls for a federal investigation into the mayor of Nashville Freddie O’Connell’s handling of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations, adding that he will not go back.

Tennessee Rep. Andy Ogles, r-tenn., Said in a position about X that with the support of the House Judiciary Committee, he formally asks to ask for all documents and communication from the O’Connell office with regard to his alleged protection of illegal immigrants.

In particular, Ogles asks documents with regard to “the change of executive order 30”, which he mentioned as “a shameful guideline that Nashville employees and first responds needs to report all communication with Federal immigration authorities directly to the mayor. “

Ogles also said that he asks for internal discussions or documents with regard to the enforcement actions of Ice in Nashville or Davidson County and all correspondence involving Metro employees and not affiliated not -Governmental organizations (NGOs) with regard to the judgment of criminal illegal aliens.

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Together with his post, Ogles shared a video of his announcement.

“We have heard it: the individuals with whom the mayor stands are murderers, rapists, drug traders, sexual predators, child traders … the list continues,” he said. “That is why I will always stand on the rule of law and with ice. And I am not alone with ice; I will stand in front of ice because we have had enough people.

“I choose my community, my state and my family above this kind of nonsense, therefore because of the comments of Freddie O’Connell and the potential for helping and encouraging illegal immigration, the Homeland Security And the judicial power committees will conduct an investigation into the mayor of Nashville, his behavior and whether or not federal dollars have been used in the criminal company, “Ogles went further.” I will not go back. I will not admit and I will always be with law enforcement. I want my community and I want my country back. “

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The announcement of Ogles comes 10 days after he has sent a letter to insist an investigation In O’Connell, who accused the Trump government of supporting ‘pro-illegal policy’.

The O’Connell office did not respond to FOX News Digital’s request for comment on this.

Earlier this month, ICE agents who collaborate with the Tennessee Highway Patrol arrested nearly 200 people who, according to the Ministry of Interior Security (DHS), illegal immigrants – many of them criminals with bendelations or other filthy past.

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A DHS press release focused on O’Connell in the name of comments he made at the beginning of May. “What is clear today is that people who do not share our values ​​of security and community have the authority to cause deep damage to the community.”

After the arrests, O’Connell signed an executive order aimed at following the interactions of people with federal immigration authorities, According to WSMV4.

O’Connell also wrote a letter to the city about the ice arrests.

“Our top priority is keeping people safe, and we are deeply worried that what federal actions seem to be more difficult,” wrote O’Connell. “At night we understand that American immigration and customs enforcement agents have held people during enforcement actions in Middle Tennessee. As we learn more, I want to be clear: no [Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (MNPD)] Staff was involved in the enforcement campaign of last night. “

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He added that the city police have no federal immigration authority, nor have its members been trained to perform immigration enforcement.

O’Connell also said the Police Department Mist access to federal immigration databases.

“This kind of federal enforcement measures is not aimed at making us safer and let people in our community and fear an interaction with law enforcement when a crime takes place,” he added. “We will be looking for the names of those who have been detained.”

DHS said that the operation in Nashville resulted in the arrests of a convicted predator of children, an alleged member of the violent Venezuelan gang of the Aragua, a person convicted of serious abuse and several illegal alien beings on drug costs.

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“The mayor of Nashville would like these criminal illegal alien beings from American streets,” DHS Posted on X. “Attacks and demonization of our brave law enforcement is wrong. Ice officers are now confronted with an increase in attacks by 413%. President Trump has campaigned on immigration enforcement, the American people voted for it and DHS delivers.”

Elizabeth Elkind of Fox News Digital has contributed to this report.