The Tennessee General Assembly has passed nearly a dozen bills to aid the Trump administration’s mass deportations at the state level.
Tennessee law enforcement will be required to partner with ICE
Tennessee lawmakers have voted to mandate local law enforcement agencies across the state to partner with U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement as part of a push to aid the Trump administration’s immigration agenda.
New mandates for Tennessee public clinics, local governments to track immigrants
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.
Middle Tennessee clergy say they were kept from undocumented patient at Catholic hospital
Immigrant advocates are calling on a Catholic hospital chain to publicly release their policy on treating patients detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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.
Tennessee to conceal ICE agents’ identities
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.
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