Nonprofit Group Sues Department of Homeland Security over Immigration Enforcement Records

'We need this accountability': Immigrant advocates demand access to DHS records in lawsuit filed after ICE, THP operation

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Since Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s and the Tennessee Highway Patrol’s "public safety operation" in early May, the Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition said they've been requesting records from the state's Department of Homeland Security ever since. "Unfortunately, all of our requests have been largely ignored," Lisa Sherman Luna, Executive Director of TIRRC, told News 2. "The documents have been inc…

Tennessee DHS sued by immigrants rights group over alleged public record violations

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — An immigrants rights group is suing the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security to obtain records connected to a "public safety operation" between the Tennessee Highway Patrol and Immigrations and Customs Enforcement. In May, THP troopers partnered with federal agencies, including Homeland Security Investigations and ICE, for a "public safety operation in Davidson County - in areas with a serious history of…

Nonprofit group sues Department of Homeland Security over immigration enforcement records

A nonprofit immigration support group is suing Homeland Security over the release of records related to traffic stops.

Immigrant rights group sues Tennessee, claims records withheld after Nashville immigration sweep

A Tennessee immigrant rights group has filed a lawsuit claiming the state refused to release public records about a May immigration sweep in Nashville, leaving many detainees unaccounted for.