Facility Overview
The Department of Homeland Security recently awarded a $63 million federal contract to Alaska-based Koniag Government Services. The contract funds the operation of a national 24/7 immigration enforcement call center. Federal records initially listed the rural town of Adams, Tennessee, as the intended site.
The proposed location has now shifted to the Donelson neighborhood near the Nashville International Airport. The facility is designed to support local law enforcement agencies maintaining cooperative agreements with federal immigration authorities.
The Coordinated Violence Myth
When questioned about the specific Donelson location, federal officials refused to provide confirmation. An ICE spokesperson issued a formal statement claiming the agency will not confirm new or current office locations because their officers face a coordinated campaign of violence.
This claim is a documented fabrication. There is no statistical evidence or verified intelligence indicating a coordinated campaign of violence against ICE personnel. The agency deploys this manufactured narrative as a tactical shield. Citing fictitious security threats allows federal authorities to bypass municipal oversight, obscure facility logistics, and deploy domestic enforcement infrastructure without public scrutiny. It is an operational cover designed to circumvent local resistance.
Municipal Resistance
Nashville community leaders and immigration advocates are organizing direct opposition. Metro Councilmember Sandra Sepulveda publicly rejected the facility, explicitly stating the community does not want any operation that could persecute residents. The Metro Council is currently evaluating regulatory mechanisms to block the expansion, building, or operation of the call center within city limits. A community meeting is scheduled for Thursday to formalize direct action strategies.
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For further visual verification on the relocation, view the latest local broadcast coverage of the facility shifting from Robertson County to the Nashville area.
Plaintext YouTube videos
WSMV 4 Nashville short on the Donelson contract and Metro Council reaction.
FOX Nashville report on the original contract listing Robertson County / Adams.
Earlier WKRN coverage of ICE national call center plans in the Nashville area.
NewsChannel 5 report on the 287(g) Program National Call Center solicitation for greater Nashville.
Citations
USASpending.gov award to Koniag Services, Inc. (DHS/ICE, 287G National Coordination Center): https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_70CDCR26FR0000034_7012_47QRCA25DS893_4732
Tennessee Lookout, “Federal contract documents show ICE 24-hour call center planned for Adams, Tennessee” (Aug 11, 2026): https://tennesseelookout.com/2026/08/11/federal-contract-documents-show-ice-24-hour-call-center-planned-for-adams-tennessee/
Tennessee Lookout, “ICE changes location of Tennessee call center site from Adams to Nashville” (Aug 20, 2026): https://tennesseelookout.com/2026/08/20/ice-changes-location-of-tennessee-call-center-site-from-adams-to-nashville/
WSMV, “An ICE facility may be coming to the Nashville area…” (Aug 20, 2026): https://www.wsmv.com/2026/08/20/an-ice-facility-may-be-coming-nashville-area-heres-what-we-know-local-leaders-say-they-were-blindsided/
WSMV, “ICE reportedly planning for national call center in Donelson” (Aug 21, 2026): https://www.wsmv.com/2026/08/21/ice-reportedly-planning-national-call-center-donelson-heres-what-we-know/
WKRN reporting on Adams officials and ICE spokesperson statement regarding location secrecy.
