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Tennessee brings Trump’s immigration policy to the states. Here’s what’s new

By Marianna Bacallao

April 24, 2026

The Tennessee General Assembly has passed nearly a dozen bills to aid the Trump administration’s mass deportations at the state level.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, 287(g), Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, Bill Lee, Cameron Sexton, Donald Trump, Gabby Salinas, ICE, immigrants, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Jason Zachary, police, raid, Stephen Miller, tnleg, tnpol

Tennessee law enforcement will be required to partner with ICE

By Marianna Bacallao

April 23, 2026

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.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, 287(g), Brent Taylor, Donald Trump, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Stephen Miller, Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition, TIRRC, tnleg, tnpol, Trump Administration

New mandates for Tennessee public clinics, local governments to track immigrants

By Marianna Bacallao

April 23, 2026

A Tennessee proposal to ban undocumented immigrants from receiving local benefits will now come with reporting requirements for the agencies that deny them.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, 287(g), Dennis Powers, Donald Trump, ICE, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Jeff Yarbro, Stephen Miller, tnleg, tnpol

More state troopers, no grocery tax cuts in Tennessee’s $58B budget

By Marianna Bacallao

April 22, 2026

Tennessee lawmakers have prioritized school vouchers and law enforcement during a lean budget year.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, affordability, Aftyn Behn, Bill Lee, budget, Donald Trump, ICE, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, school vouchers, state budget, Stephen Miller, Summer Program, Tennessee Highway Patrol, tnleg, tnpol

Tennessee adds criminal penalties for immigration offenses at White House’s behest

By Marianna Bacallao

April 7, 2026

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.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, Donald Trump, ICE, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Jack Johnson, Stephen Miller, Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition, tnleg, tnpol

Tennessee is advancing White House immigration policy at the state level. Here’s where each proposal stands

By Marianna Bacallao

April 2, 2026

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.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, 287(g), Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, Cameron Sexton, Donald Trump, Elaine Davis, Gabby Salinas, ICE, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Rick Scarbrough, Stephen Miller, Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition, tnleg, tnpol, William Lamberth

Tennessee to pilot White House immigration agenda at state level

By Marianna Bacallao

January 15, 2026

Tennessee will be the first state to pilot the White House’s immigration agenda, which focuses on increasing verification for legal residents and requiring local law enforcement to work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, 287(g), Bo Watson, Cameron Sexton, Donald Trump, ICE, immigrants, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Lisa Sherman Luna, police, raid, Stephen Miller, Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition, tnleg, tnpol

An ad blitz during this weekend’s Titans game targeted transgender care in Tennessee. Who was behind it?

By Blake Farmer

October 10, 2022

A national nonprofit billing itself as the conservative version of the ACLU is wading into Tennessee politics. “America First Legal” was running an ad in heavy rotation during the radio broadcast of the Titans game Sunday on 104.5 The Zone.

Filed Under: Health Care, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: America First Legal, Elections 2022, Stephen Miller, transgender

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