Kid Rock’s Restaurant Closes to Avoid Trump’s ICE Raids
A Nashville restaurant owned by MAGA musician Kid Rock reportedly closed over the weekend to avoid the Trump administration’s ICE raids.
Nashville Scene reported that Kid Rock’s Big A-- Honky Tonk Rock N’ Roll Steakhouse in Tennessee shuttered after employees unauthorized to work in the U.S. failed to show up for work on Saturday and those that had turned up were told any undocumented workers should leave the premises to avoid being caught by ICE.
ICE agents trawled through south Nashville on Saturday evening stopping drivers with the help of Tennessee Highway Patrol. The agency said on Tuesday that it had apprehended 196 people during the operation.
Nashville restaurants The Diner and Honky Tonk Central, which are owned by Stephen Smith, were also forced to shutter during the raids—highlighting the important role undocumented workers play in the service industry.
An anonymous employee at one of the three establishments told the Nashville Scene that the restaurant was “already understaffed” on Saturday “because of the ICE raids.”
They added that the “manager came back and told anyone without legal status to go home” around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday evening, despite it being the busiest service of the week following major events in Nashville.
| by Anonymous | reply 17 | May 16, 2025 5:16 PM
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Well, we're talking Nashville, R1.
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | May 16, 2025 2:30 AM
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that is irony with a CAPITAL I
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | May 16, 2025 2:32 AM
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Arrest them for obstructing justice!
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | May 16, 2025 2:45 AM
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Why did I ever collaborate with him?
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | May 16, 2025 3:05 AM
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Weird, it's like the people who scream about "illegals" sometimes hire them!
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | May 16, 2025 3:11 AM
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r8 Was just thinking that - I thought "those damn illegals" were so horrible, and had to go!?
| by Anonymous | reply 9 | May 16, 2025 3:18 AM
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[quote]employees unauthorized to work in the U.S. failed to show up for work on Saturday and those that had turned up were told any undocumented workers should leave the premises to avoid being caught by ICE.
Management doesn't know which workers are legal or illegal?
| by Anonymous | reply 11 | May 16, 2025 4:14 AM
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Less Kid Rock and more Kid Cudi, please
| by Anonymous | reply 13 | May 16, 2025 5:52 AM
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[QUOTE]Management doesn't know which workers are legal or illegal?
Or are all of them without papers?
| by Anonymous | reply 14 | May 16, 2025 8:04 AM
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R11 Management needs to see documents and complete I-9s. But they are not required to be experts in detecting fake documents. It’s a huge loophole that allows illegals to work.
That said, TN law requires employers to use e-verify, which closes that gap significantly. If they are paying people under the table to get around that, then that’s a crime. Kid better be careful.
| by Anonymous | reply 15 | May 16, 2025 8:12 AM
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Please, r15, dotard will pardon any of his cult that gets hit by these charges.
Especially those who give him money or publicity
| by Anonymous | reply 16 | May 16, 2025 5:06 PM
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R8 not sometimes ALWAYS. They love cheap labor they just don't like ones they don't need for their earnings.
| by Anonymous | reply 17 | May 16, 2025 5:16 PM
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