TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Aug 18, 2025

The Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition (TIRRC) has filed a lawsuit in Davidson County Chancery Court seeking access to records from a May immigration sweep in Nashville that led to about 200 arrests, Axios Nashville reports. The group claims the Tennessee Highway Patrol, which worked with federal immigration and homeland security agents on the operation, failed to release all requested records, denied the existence of some documents, and delayed producing video footage. TIRRC argues the actions violate the Tennessee Public Records Act, which ensures public access to information about state government operations.