The names and addresses of officers involved in immigration enforcement will be confidential under a measure headed to the governor’s desk.
Nashville journalist released from ICE custody after 16 days
Nashville journalist Estefany Rodriguez Florez has been released from a Louisiana ICE detention center. Her immigration case is still pending.
Tennessee House passes measure requiring schools to track and report undocumented students
A measure requiring schools to report students’ immigration status has passed the Tennessee House, 70-25. Although the Senate version of the bill has already passed, lawmakers must reconvene before the bill can become law.
Immigration judge rules Nashville journalist can leave detention, but ICE intervenes
Immigration officials have appealed the decision to release Spanish-language journalist Estefany Rodriguez Florez.
Tennessee schools may soon report students’ immigration status as measure advances in statehouse
A Tennessee proposal that would require schools to verify students’ immigration status is headed to the state House floor. The bill passed its final committee vote on Tuesday amid protests that tracking this information is a time-consuming and costly burden for school staff.
Nashville rallies for journalist detained by ICE
Tio Fun Taqueria in North Nashville became a makeshift call center Monday afternoon for people contacting their representatives on behalf of Estefany Rodriguez Florez, a local reporter detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Kristi Noem ousted by Trump minutes before Nashville speech
Minutes after President Donald Trump announced that he was firing her, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem delivered a keynote speech at a Nashville hotel on Thursday.
Tennessee lawmakers soften measure that sought to keep undocumented students out of school
A new version of the bill would require schools to check students’ immigration status. Opponents say the proposal still poses a threat.
ICE agent identities would be confidential under Tennessee proposal
As immigration enforcement in Tennessee faces increased scrutiny, state lawmakers want to further limit what records of ICE operations are open to the public.
Immigrants nationwide say Trump’s ICE jailed them illegally. In Kentucky, federal judges often agree
A nationwide push to get immigrants out of jail is finding success in Kentucky.
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