A Tennessee proposal to ban undocumented immigrants from receiving local benefits will now come with reporting requirements for the agencies that deny them.
More state troopers, no grocery tax cuts in Tennessee’s $58B budget
Tennessee lawmakers have prioritized school vouchers and law enforcement during a lean budget year.
Tennessee adds criminal penalties for immigration offenses at White House’s behest
The Tennessee General Assembly has passed a measure that would make it a state crime to remain in the U.S. after a final deportation order has been issued.
Tennessee is advancing White House immigration policy at the state level. Here’s where each proposal stands
Immigration policy from the White House is slowly making its way through the Tennessee statehouse with the end of session just a few weeks away.
Rare bipartisan support won’t be enough to resurrect Tennessee Democrats’ housing bill
A bipartisan push for housing reform is dead this year after an attempt to resurrect the bill was unsuccessful.
Prosecutor claims that delayed charges against Abrego Garcia were ‘extraordinary’ but justified
A representative of the U.S. Attorney’s office testified in federal court on Thursday that the human smuggling case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia was justified while acknowledging that the charges coming two years after a traffic stop in question was “extraordinary.”
As Trump touts Tennessee troopers, state officials face questions of racial profiling, dehumanizing treatment
As Gov. Bill Lee has calls for more state troopers officials with the Tennessee Highway Patrol are facing questions of racial profiling and dehumanizing treatment of Nashville’s immigrant community during a dragnet immigration operation last May.
As Nashville thaws, fears over immigration enforcement remain
As a historic winter storm devastated Tennessee, the fight over immigration continued to play out at the statehouse and in Nashville’s streets.
Tennessee Gov. Lee silent on immigration, pledges to double school vouchers at final State of the State address
In his last year, Lee is focused on expanding nuclear energy, rural health care and his signature school voucher program.
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