• ICE Plans New Migration Center to Track Migrant Minors
  • Minors at Risk of Deportation
  • Nashville Chosen as Headquarters

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency announced plans to open a “National Call Center” in Nashville, Tennessee, with the goal of locating unaccompanied migrant minors for possible deportation.

According to a federal contracting notice, the agency cited an “immediate need” to establish the center, which could receive up to 7,000 calls per day related to the whereabouts of these minors, Univision reported.

ICE Projects Nashville Center to Track Migrant Minors

The facility, expected to become operational in June 2026, will form part of a significant expansion of U.S. immigration infrastructure.

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The document specifies that the center’s main function will be to centralize communication between ICE and local agencies to expedite information exchange on pending cases.

A Step Within a Broader Crackdown

The move is part of a broader immigration crackdown led by President Donald Trump’s administration, which in recent months has ordered intensified efforts to locate unaccompanied migrant minors currently living in the country.

Many of these minors were released to sponsors while their immigration cases remain pending in court.

Federal authorities maintain that inter-agency coordination is essential to ensure compliance with deportation orders and to keep the records of minors’ locations up to date.

However, the opening of the new ICE migrant tracking center has sparked debate about the nature of these operations and their humanitarian implications.

Some groups fear that this centralization of data could become a more intrusive surveillance tool, deepening distrust in communities already living under a heavily monitored immigration system.

Local Reactions and Concerns

Immigrant rights organizations have voiced alarm over what they view as a new instrument of federal persecution.

They warn that such measures could increase fear within immigrant communities, particularly those with mixed-status families that include undocumented members.

In Tennessee, the announcement of the ICE migrant tracking center has triggered political debate about the state’s role in enforcing federal immigration policy.

Some local leaders fear that hosting the center in Nashville could turn the state into a deportation hub within the national network.

So far, ICE has not publicly confirmed the exact location or operational details of the center, but the official notice indicates that staffing and contractor selection will begin in the coming months.

The upcoming National Call Center represents, in practice, another step toward the automation and expansion of U.S. immigration infrastructure, strengthening control over migrant minors amid growing social tension and scrutiny.