Briley wants to repeal sanctuary restrictions

Following reports that Nashville probation officers were collaborating with federal immigration authorities, Mayor David Briley is now trying to figure out how to undo a state law penalizing local governments that enact sanctuary policies for undocumented immigrants.

In an executive order signed Tuesday, Briley urged the Nashville delegation in the state legislature to fight to repeal the bill, meanwhile promising the city’s lobbying support. Nashville Democrats in the state legislature remain firmly within the minority.