Tennessee AG uncovers ICE plan to release illegal immigrants convicted of dangerous crimes into state | 23 Oct 2024 | The Tennessee Attorney General's Office announced that efforts by the governor and other state lawmakers were successful and ultimately stopped a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) plan to release illegal immigrants, including convicted criminals, into the state. State Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced Wednesday that after a lawsuit was filed by the AG's office, ICE was forced to produce previously undisclosed information about the agency's planned release of thousands of detained migrants, including convicted criminals. The office said it obtained hundreds of pages of documents that shed light on federal authorities' since-abandoned plan to transport potentially thousands of "single adult" immigration detainees into Tennessee.