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The Tennessee Conservative Staff –
A newly released report shows that Tennessee comes in second in the country when it comes to federal ICE arrests.
Data released by the Prison Policy Initiative shows that Tennessee is just behind the state of Texas in the number of people who are picked up from state jails by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
While the state falls in the top five for ICE arrests per capita, that ranking increases when considering those arrests that happen after individuals are already arrested.
“What the data shows in Tennessee is that police are arresting people—either explicitly for ICE pickup or for other offenses—and then holding them until ICE takes them into custody,” said Wanda Bertram, a spokesperson for the Prison Policy Initiative told News Channel 5.
Knox County has seen a large jump in arrests of illegal aliens, with six individuals being held for ICE in January but almost 50 by April.
In July, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem stated that additional federal agents would be sent to the state, specifically to Nashville, to assist with ICE pickup.
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Bradley County has a huge illegal population and local law enforcement does nothing; ICE can not be reached by phone to report incidents when they are occurring.
Walmart in Cleveland is location where illegals are prominent. They all disappeared when the sweeps were first started but soon learned nothing would happen to them in Cleveland so now they brazenly and even arrogantly shop, steal, and hustle in Walmart and in the parking lot.
Spectrum uses a subcontractor of illegals and other local contractors are employing illegals as well.
It seems the enforcement is selective. It is maddening.
GOOD!! Gitt’um gone!