Kid Rock’s Nashville restaurant sends dwelling employees on busy Saturday night time to keep away from ICE raid, report says | EUROtoday

Management at a Kid Rock-themed restaurant and bar in Nashville reportedly rushed non-citizen staff off the premises through the weekend over fears of an impending ICE raid.

During the busy Saturday service, non-citizen staff at three eating places owned by Nashville businessman Steve Smith had been instructed to depart, together with Kid Rock’s Big Ass Honky Tonk Rock N’ Roll Steakhouse, which opened in 2018, Nashville Scene stories.

“We were already understaffed because of the ICE raids throughout the weekend,” an worker at one restaurant instructed the outlet. “Then, around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, our manager came back and told anyone without legal status to go home.”

After the alleged request, the employee said there was “no one in the kitchen to cook the food.”

The Independent has contacted the Kid Rock restaurant for comment, as well as the others named in the article, including Honky Tonk Central. A manager at the third restaurant mentioned in the piece, The Diner, declined to comment.

The reported fears of a raid came as ICE conducted a weeklong operation in the area, which netted nearly 200 arrests, according to the agency.

The alleged recognized presence of undocumented staff at Kid Rock’s restaurant could be at odds with the entertainer’s staunch help for Donald Trump and his makes an attempt to crack down on unlawful immigration.

Kid Rock is a vocal ally of the president and lately appeared on the White House for the signing of an government order focusing on ticket scalpers.

Echoing Trump’s rhetoric, Kid Rock known as immigrants “murderers” and “rapists” in a 2024 Rolling Stone interview.

It is unclear if Kid Rock owns a part of the steakhouse, or merely licenses his identify to the enterprise, although he has spoken about being affiliated with the enterprise since earlier than it opened. The Tennessean has described the musician as a companion within the enterprise.

The steakhouse was beforehand within the headlines in 2020 after being cited for failing to adjust to Covid pointers.

Nashville Scene describes Smith as a Trump supporter and donor, and the businessman beforehand instructed the outlet he has dined and golfed with Trump.