NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — A new protocol is now in effect across Metro government to prevent what Nashville mayor Freddie O’Connell called a “failure” during recent ICE enforcement activity.
A 911 dispatcher was made aware of the operation two days before it happened—but that information never made its way to city leadership. The mayor, police chief, and other top officials say they had no idea the detentions were taking place.
A Department of Homeland Security employee called Metro dispatch last Thursday to request extra police patrols at the federal ICE building on Sunday…