Hundreds of communities across the country were included in the list, although no specific information was provided on how they found themselves on the list.
Nashville, Tennessee – two Tennessee communities were included on a list Cities, counties and cities which, according to the Trump administration, did not fully follow its objectives related to immigration. About 500 communities across the country were included in the list.
The Associated Press said the criticisms noted hundreds Communities on the list which had typing faults and small populations of immigrants. He also said that certain communities had shown strong support in cooperation with the federal immigration authorities.
In Tennessee, only the county of Nashville and Shelby appeared on the list.
The Ministry of Internal Security said that the list had been compiled using various factors, such as the question of whether the localities have identified as sanctuary jurisdictions, if they were previously in line with the federal immigration application and if they had restrictions on the sharing of information with the federal immigration authorities. AP also indicated that the agency said the list would be updated regularly.
Communities on the list will receive official opinions on their “distrust of the application of the federal immigration law and any potential violation of federal criminal law”, according to a decree by President Donald Trump. They could face financial consequences, including subsidies and federal contracts suspended or terminated.
Tennessee legislators also reformed the state immigration rules to better align themselves with Trump’s agenda in January, allowing local officials to be prosecuted if they adopt “city of the sanctuary” rules. The proposal was adopted during a special session and made it a class E crime so that local governments adopt “sanctuary city” rules. Indeed, the rules have made a point of voting in favor of such proposals on municipal councils and county commissions.
Proposals of the City of Sanctuary generally say that local governments would not cooperate with the application of immigration and have been promulgated in places like New York, Colorado and California. The law of the state has ensured that local officials could lose their offices if they promulgated the policies of the city of the sanctuary.
Information on any legal actions that the state or federal government can continue was not available.
Republican representative Andy Ogles, of Tennessee, said that a federal investigation into the mayor of Nashville, Freddie O’Connell, had been launched after hundreds of people were detained by the federal immigration authorities in a community of Nashville following an operation by the Tennesse Road Patrouille alongside immigration and customs.
The mayor declared during a press conference that Nashville was not a sanctuary city and had no policy that violates a law of the state, according to WSMV affiliated with NBC.
