Sherman Luna believes some of those being detained would be allowed to stay in the country if they were able to receive competent legal representation at an immigration hearing. Instead, she has heard that people are agreeing to be deported out of fear that they could spend months or years in immigration detention.

About 9% of the Nashville metropolitan area population of about 2 million are immigrants, with many from Mexico and Honduras, according to the Migration Policy Institute’s analysis of census data. The city also has a large Kurdish population living alongside refugees from Sudan, Myanmar and other countries.

Authorities arrest over 100 people on Tennessee roads in support of Trump’s deportation plan

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Article I of the Constitution says writs of habeas corpus are a privilege that “shall not be suspended, unless when in cases of rebellion or invasion the public safety may require it.” That direction “is almost universally understood to authorize only Congress to suspend habeas corpus,” said Stephen I. Vladeck, a law professor at Georgetown University.

Slippery slope

Trump Officials Consider Suspending Habeas Corpus for Detained Migrants

Wow! That was the strongest earthquake I have ever felt.

Centered in Greenback, TN, 4.1 magnitude.

Thought the house was going to collapse.

In January 2025 under the Biden administration, it was announced that Knoxville was "awarded a $24.7 million Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation."

In April 2025 under the Trump administration,
"City officials received a letter April 24 from the federal transportation department, Knox News has learned, warning them against engaging in diversity, equity and inclusion practices.

“It is the policy of the department to award and to continue to provide federal financial assistance only to those recipients who comply with their legal obligations,” U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in the letter.

Knoxville's "grant application makes many references to efforts to improve equity and diversity and to combat climate change."

This should be interesting. Can't wait to see how they change the language of the grant request.

How do Tennessee voters feel about the current political landscape? To answer this question, Vanderbilt has released the results from its latest poll, which surveyed 1,223 Tennessee registered voters on major issues from the economy to immigration between April 17 to April 27.

Vanderbilt Poll: Tennessee voters largely oppose federal spending cuts on key programs

Then the Trump administration’s science cuts hit.

The best and brightest young scientists are looking beyond the U.S. as cuts hit home

The data reflected here can't capture the true number of crashes where drivers handle the insurance paperwork on their own. But it's a look at where police were called to help at the scene of a collision.

Top 10 Knoxville intersections with the highest number of collision calls in 2024

Work has begun to repair to Gay Street Bridge for pedestrian traffic, a city spokesperson said.

Last week, a contract was signed stating that the repairs need to be done by December 31, 2025, and cost no more than $1,944,929.50.

Due to the condition of the bridge and its old age, the city plans to reopen it as a pedestrian and cyclist bridge that will not allow cars. They plan to replace it in the next five to 10 years.

Repair work begins on Gay Street Bridge to restore pedestrian access

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick says factory gigs are the “great jobs of the future” that Gen Z could work in for the "rest" of their life—and so could their grandkids.

“It’s time to train people not to do the jobs of the past, but to do the great jobs of the future...

Huh, factory jobs are jobs of the past.

“Access to cheap goods is not the essence of the American dream,” U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said to a crowd of economists.

Define cheap. Many of these goods are what most Americans can afford.

“You know, somebody said, ‘Oh, the shelves are going to be open,’” Trump said. “Well, maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30 dolls, you know? And maybe the two dolls will cost a couple of bucks more than they would normally.”

But it’s a discordant political argument for a billionaire president who moves in an orbit of wealthy CEOs and members of his Mar-a-Lago club to tell working parents that they will be able to afford fewer toys for their children.

This is where we are... But, whatever is bad is Joe Biden's fault.

Former Vice President Mike Pence spoke of the importance of the U.S. Constitution in bringing people together as he received the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for his actions on Jan. 6.

The big picture: The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation bestowed the honor on Pence for resisting pressure from President Trump and others to not certify former President Biden's 2020 election win following the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Whereas, the former President/current President pardons those who attacked the Capitol on that fateful day.

Local elected officials say around 100 immigrants, some en route to work, were detained early Sunday morning.

According to a press release from state Rep. Aftyn Behn, a Nashville Democrat, “Witnesses reported multiple drivers pulled over and detained, including mothers driving to work, allegedly leaving children in vehicles by themselves. Videos, photos, and firsthand accounts point to ICE working in tandem with the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) to carry out what can only be described as a dragnet.”

A Tennessee Lookout photojournalist on Sunday documented buses leaving a U.S. Department of Homeland Security facility in Nashville. Family members of the alleged detainees were also present, protesting the alleged detentions.

Sad.

President Donald Trump, asked during an interview on NBC News’s “Meet the Press with Kristen Welker,” whether he believes that he needs to uphold the Constitution during his presidency, responded, “I don’t know.”
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he also did not rule out the use of military force to take Greenland, while saying it’s “highly unlikely” he would do so with Canada.
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“I think the good parts are the Trump economy and the bad parts are the Biden economy...

Buffett also finally shared what he thinks about tariffs.

The CEO of Berkshire Hathaway called America’s trade wars a “big mistake.”

“Trade should not be a weapon,” Buffett said. He also said that “trade could be an act of war.”

Warren Buffett to step down from Berkshire at year’s end, Greg Abel to succeed Oracle of Omaha

Enjoyed the America concert at Knoxville Civic Auditorium last night. Dewey Bunnell is the last of the original three performing. Some great songs by those guys. Enjoyed the music and the historical anecdotes between songs.

As mentioned previously, part of the city’s revised downtown parking plan enables drivers to scan the QR code on the nearest parking sign.

On the way to the new ballpark, we noticed 2 ladies trying to scan the QR code on one of the available parking signs. They were having a bit of trouble and we know why. You have to be tall.

We visited the newly opened Covenant Health Ballpark built by entrepreneur, politician, and university president Randy Boyd. They did an excellent job, as best we could tell since we don't know that much about ball parks. It does seem a little small, but that is probably the norm for AA baseball teams.

The Republican U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi appeared on Fox News this week, and marked Fentanyl Awareness Day with a curious claim. “In President Trump’s first 100 days, we’ve seized over 22 million fentanyl laced pills, saving over 119 million lives,” Bondi said.

According to the Census Bureau, the current population of the United States is over 341 million people. According to the attorney general, fentanyl laced pills were poised to kill roughly one in three Americans...

Whereas,

It was in July 2021 when the Arizona Republican Andy Biggs complained via social media, “Under Joe Biden, enough fentanyl to kill 238 million Americans was seized at the southern border last month. Where’s the outrage in the media?”

Even at the time, it was an odd criticism. The Biden administration was seizing drugs before they reached the United States. There was nothing to be “outraged” about.

So, when it happens under the Trump admin lives are saved, under the Biden admin there is death and outrage?!?!?!

Take Brendan Lane’s striker plates, which move between the United States and Canada four times before they’re installed. The common component — one of the roughly 30,000 individual parts that go into a single vehicle — is a small metal loop attached to a slab of steel allowing car doors to latch securely in place.

American automakers have largely outsourced their parts manufacturing, mainly building only high-value components like engines, transmissions and bodies within the United States. Most other components — especially minor parts such as hoses, springs and striker plates — come from external suppliers, many of them abroad.

This one auto part crosses the border four times on its way to your car

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said his country would “never” yield to the United States as he declared victory in federal elections early Tuesday, following a campaign overshadowed by relentless provocations and steep trade tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump.

Hear Mark Carney’s message to Trump after stunning election win