Nashville Mayor Freddie O'Connell requested detailed information about immigrants arrest in the city and what they were charged with. Now, immigration czar Tom Homan wants him investigated. (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout)

In an escalation by Trump Administration officials and Republican lawmakers, two U.S. House committees have launched an inquiry into the response by Nashville’s mayor and local officials to federal immigration enforcement activities.

A letter sent Thursday by the House Judiciary and Homeland Security Committees demands a series of documents from the office of Mayor Freddie O’Connell by June 12.

They include documents related to the mayor’s executive order requiring city emergency personnel to report interactions with federal immigration officials within 24 ho

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