Jury awards $200K in Villegas trial; plaintiff had sought $1.2M

Sheriff's office, Metro will appeal More

Villegas emotional during testimony on day two of trial

Jury expected to decide Thursday on damages for woman who was shackled by sheriff's deputies during childbirth  More

Damages trial for immigrant shackled during childbirth starts this week

Juana Villegas delivered baby while sheriff's deputies kept her strapped to bed More
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Jury of peers

Sheriff Hall names a new advisory council for the 287(g) immigration program. Will he listen this time? More
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Legislature approves bills targeting immigrants

Key opponents of state immigration bills peel away at the eleventh hour, leaving an open road for lawmakers intent on English-only More

Judge sets trial date for illegal immigrant shackled during birthing process

Woman claims she was subjected to cruel and unusual punishment More

National report offers ‘damning critique’ of 287(g)

 Davidson County officials say local enforcement bucks criticisms of other agencies More
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Nashvillians come to grips with immigration reform

On the anniversary of 287(g), bus loads of Middle Tennesseans take issue to Washington, D.C. More

Case of woman in custody during childbirth moves forward

Suit seeks to change immigration enforcement nationwide More

Villegas lawyers sue for 287(g) case documents

Her attorneys give new details of arrest, including that she was told she had “20 seconds to kiss her kids good-bye as she would not be seeing them again.” More
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