Blue City Mayor Says Ice Arrests Of Dangerous Criminals Are Not ‘focused On Making Us Safer’

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted operations in Nashville this week, resulting successful nan arrests of a convicted kid activity predator and an alleged pack member, but nan politician of nan metropolis said nan arrests were not focused connected making nan metropolis safer.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shared Democratic Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell’s missive to nan metropolis astir nan ICE arrests.

"Our apical privilege is keeping group safe, and we’re profoundly concerned that what look to beryllium national actions are making that harder," O’Connell wrote. "Overnight, we understand that US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agents detained group during enforcement actions successful Middle Tennessee. As we study more, I want to beryllium clear: No [Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (MNPD)] unit were progressive successful past night’s enforcement action."

He added that nan city’s constabulary section does not person national migration authority, nor are its members trained to behaviour migration enforcement.

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Nashville Mayor Freddie O'Connell criticized ICE raids successful Nashville, saying they are not focused connected making nan metropolis safer and time off nan organization fearing rule enforcement interaction. (Getty Images)

O’Connell besides said nan police department lacks entree to national migration databases.

"This type of national enforcement action is not focused connected making america safer and leaves group successful our organization fearing immoderate relationship pinch rule enforcement erstwhile location is simply a crime occurring," he added. "We will beryllium seeking nan names of those detained."

DHS said nan Nashville cognition resulted successful nan arrests of a convicted kid activity predator, an alleged personnel of nan convulsive Venezuelan pack Tren de Aragua, an individual convicted of aggravated battle and aggregate forbidden aliens connected supplier charges.

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ICE made respective arrests successful Tennessee, including an alleged personnel of Tren de Aragua and a convicted kid activity predator. (Getty Images)

"The Nashville Mayor should want these criminal forbidden aliens disconnected American streets," DHS posted connected X. "Attacks and demonization of our brave rule enforcement is wrong. ICE officers are now facing a 413% summation successful assaults. President Trump campaigned connected migration enforcement, nan American group voted for it, and DHS is delivering."

O’Connell’s agency did not respond to Fox News Digital’s petition for comment.

ICE precocious announced that during President Donald Trump’s first 100 days of his 2nd term, nan agency arrested complete 66,000 forbidden immigrants and removed much than 65,000.

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ICE made respective arrests successful Tennessee, including a personnel of Tren de Aragua and a convicted kid activity predator. (Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

ICE arrested 66,463 forbidden immigrants and removed 65,682, including those accused of threatening nationalist information and nationalist security, according to a news merchandise from ICE.

Three successful 4 arrests of illegal immigrants progressive personification accused of committing a crime, ICE claimed.

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The full number of ICE forbidden migrant arrests includes 2,288 alleged pack members from Tren de Aragua, MS-13, 18th Street and different gangs. Tren de Aragua and MS-13 are now listed arsenic overseas violent organizations.

Fox News Digital’s Alexandra Koch contributed to this report.