The region is home to one of the nation’s largest and oldest Hispanic communities, which underpins the economy.

The abrupt pivot on an issue at the heart of Mr. Trump’s presidency suggested his broad immigration crackdown was hurting industries and constituencies he does not want to lose.

From the beginning, Donald Trump’s approach to deportations has been about both removing people from the country and the spectacle of removing people from the country. If any doubt lingered about the president’s commitment to the cause,

Protesters gathered outside the federal courthouse in Nashville to denounce the prosecution of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

In the indictment, Abrego Garcia was charged with working with at least five co-conspirators as part of a smuggling ring to bring immigrants to the United States illegally, then t