Two ordinances filed by Metro Councilmen Bob Mendes and Colby Sledge, drafted with the assistance of the TN Immigrant & Refugee Rights Coalition (TIRRC) and cheered on by Mayor Megan Barry, will make Davidson County and Metro Nashville the most liberal sanctuary city in the U.S.; in fact, even more liberal in its policies than New York City or San Francisco.
The Metro Council may hold the second of the three required readings of one or both bills during its regularly scheduled meeting tonight.
TIRRC, an affiliate of the National Council of La Raza and a recipient of funding from a George Soros front group, has been agitating for Nashville to formalize its informal sanctuary city practices since the election of President Trump. The two bills co-sponsored by Mendes and Sledge which will have their second reading tonight, will accomplish that goal.
Trying to pass off the ordinances as “in line with state and federal law” the other Mendes/Sledge  bill if passed will, by prohibiting Metro Nashville employees from inquiring into anyone’s immigration status, effectively enable illegal aliens to access public benefits they would otherwise be barred from using.
Using the ruse that it’s “bad policy and bad practice”for the Metro Council to continue a contractual arrangement with the U.S. Marshals Service that enables the Davidson County jail to detain illegal criminal aliens for ICE pick-up, the Mendes/Sledge bill would “require Metro to exercise its rights to terminate the contract, and negotiate new terms subject to Council approval.”
Mendes and Sledge object to cooperating with federal authorities working to deport criminal aliens and appear to have internalized Mayor Megan Barry’s mantra that Nashville is and should remain a “welcoming city” making the likely outcome that the Metro Council will decide not to renew any agreement that allows for complying with ICE detainers.
Even liberal New York City’s sanctuary policies include exceptions to the blanket rule of non-cooperation with federal immigration authorities. The NYC law includes 170 crimes that trigger cooperation with ICE detainers leading to deportation and more recently during budget hearings, Mayor De Blasio indicated he would be willing to add to that list of crimes:
But I would say anyone in good conscience who reads that list of 170 offenses, which is essentially any acts of violence, anything involving a weapon, anything involving terror, any major drug offenses — it’s quite comprehensive — understands the intent is to protect the safety of all New Yorkers.
After the murder of Kate Steinle by an illegal alien who had already been convicted of seven felonies and deported five times, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors “clarified” their sanctuary policy to allow the sheriff more discretion to cooperate with federal immigration authorities involving illegal aliens who commit certain felonies.
Mendes has downplayed the potentially devastating effect his bills will have on unsuspecting communities in Davidson County despite the fact that one of his bills will allow illegal aliens who commit all types of crimes, without exception, to be released back into the community instead of facing possible deportation by allowing cooperation with ICE.
“Operation Community Shield” is an ICE Homeland Security Investigation (HSI) operation that targets violent gang members and their associates by partnering with local, state and other federal law enforcement agencies. The most recent report from May 2017, netted over 1,300 nationwide arrests of violent gang members. Investigations conducted by the units including the HSI Nashville, over time Operation Community Shield has “effected more than 4,300 criminal arrests and nearly 3,000 civil immigration arrests of MS-13 leaders, members and associates.”
It is not clear if Mendes or Sledge have considered whether creating the most liberal non-deportation zone in the U.S. Â will magnetize Davidson County for criminal illegal aliens.
If a majority vote is reached on second reading, either one or both of the Mendes/Sledge bills will be scheduled for a third and final reading and a final vote.
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No don’t do it stop Nashville!
Support our president no Sanctuary cities it’s the United States of America and there should be no Sanctuary cities to any illegals
Mayor Berry. Your support of this ordinance is a bad move. Remember, we voted you in and we will vote you OUT.
Voting for a liberal has serious consequences
We have considered locating in the Nashville area but not anymore.
Now I understand why so many homes are up for sale
Regardless of what you feel about Nashville and its choices (and I don’t live there), the reason so many houses are for sale is the fact that the market is hot and there is money to be made on real estate there, Gosh, I wish I owned a good size lot with an older house on it so I could sell if for a fortune to a developer who will build 3 “3 story shotguns” on the lot and sell them for a ridiculous price!!
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Wake up Nashville! She is going to be the worst mayor ever! Crime is out of the roof and guaranteed will be worse with this stupid move by council. Vote those Democrats out! Those that abstained from voting should be voted out too as they are spineless!
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If it happens I’ll spend my money else where and the city council is just as bad as she is.
Please feel free to spend your money elsewhere. Nashville doesn’t need it now.
Nashville does have gang problems I’ve worked in a facility dealing with them- the lawlessness of a large number of families should scare anyone into realizing this is a horrible thing.
People in Nashville voted this liberal airhead into office. What did they expect. I listened to a couple of her campaign speeches. That was all it took.
I do not live in Davidson county, but I do go there often and spend my dollars there. No more if Nashville becomes a haven for criminals. If Nashville does not have a gang problem now, it soon will have. It will no longer be a tourist attraction, but a crime attraction. I do hope saner heads prevail.
Hoping people will stop supporting Nashville with their dollars. I was born here. This is not our Nashville we grew up in and I did not vote for Barry. Spotted her right off. Nashville is a liberal haven created by an influx from the North and places such as CA and paid for by alcohol sales. Would rather live truth in poverty than slave to sin in financial prosperity.
No Democrat should be allowed to hold public office – or be in a position of public trust, or around children.
The party of Occupiers, rioters, racists, illegal drugs, prostitution, pornography, abortionists, baby-parts sellers, felons , and illegal aliens has disqualified itself as a political party. These are felons, and the only debate should be how far their punishment will go.
This lady will destroy Nashville!!!
I hope they yank all her federal funding.
We are not California. We do not want a
Sanctuary city!!!!!!!!
Sure am glad I no longer live in Nashville. Don’t cry fowl when crime increases stretching budgets. Megan is the worst mayor in Nashville history.
A few Brain Cells missing here. How long do you think we can keep tourism if this is passed. No one in there right mind will walk the streets of Nashville. Is this what you want for our city? Mayor Berry you need to listen to your Nashvilians . Maybe we should band together and not pay our taxes , then you have no tax dollars to use toward stupid decisions ! Last term for you… big screw up!
I think the Metro Nashville council needs to check with the Tennessee Legislature on this one. Are the people of Nashville asleep? Maybe the council is asleep. Maybe you need some business people on the council to help you make some decisions. This is just stupidity. Do you ever plan to get reelected? I’ll think twice about going to Nashville for a weekend trip if this goes through.
I ask the same thing and I live here. Cannot seem to get people to wake up and take action. Please do not support Nashville any longer with $$. Share with your friends. Must stop this liberal insanity. Would rather live in truth in poverty, than in sin in prosperity.
Fight this now patriots rise up! This is complete lunacy! This is TN, not CA! Time to take the damn gloves off!
Yes! Thanks. Pray for the people of Nashville to wake up and take action.