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Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency continues traffic stops, arrests in Nashville

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May 10, 2025

tennesseelookout.com – J. Holly McCall – 2025-05-10 13:26:00

by J. Holly McCall, Tennessee Lookout
May 10, 2025

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have been conducting what officials term “dragnets” in Nashville since May 4, when 84 people were detained in a South Nashville sweep, a spokesperson for ICE confirmed.

Photojournalist John Partipilo on May 10 photographed a traffic stop in Nashville’s Madison community as ICE agents and Tennessee Highway Patrol officers pulled over drivers. In this photo series, Partipilo documents the detention and arrest of one man, who just pulled out of a gas station — seen in the background — after filling his tank up.

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent pulls a driver over in Nashville’s Madison community on Friday, March 9, 2025. A Tennessee Highway Patrol vehicle is parked behind the man. (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout)

The ICE agent directs the driver to pull aside. (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout)

Three agents push the man against his car as a Tennessee Highway Patrol officer looks on. (John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout)

Federal agents handcuff the man after removing him from his car. (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout)

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Note: The following A.I. based commentary is not part of the original article, reproduced above, but is offered in the hopes that it will promote greater media literacy and critical thinking, by making any potential bias more visible to the reader –Staff Editor.

Political Bias Rating: Center-Left

The content presents a detailed visual report focused on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in Nashville, highlighting the enforcement activities and the human impact of detention practices. The tone is factual but the emphasis on the “dragnet” approach and the use of imagery showing the intense nature of arrests suggests a critical perspective on aggressive immigration enforcement. This aligns more closely with center-left viewpoints that often emphasize immigration reform and scrutinize harsh enforcement tactics, without overtly politicizing or sensationalizing the issue.

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