Tennessee immigration bill criminalizes officials for votes of conscience | Opinion
Tennessee General Assembly passed immigration enforcement legislation that prohibits elected officials from voting for ...
Undocumented Tennesseans mainly charged with traffic, procedural violations, few homicides
A new statewide report sheds light on the frequency, location, and type of crimes allegedly committed by people residing in ...
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Lawmakers introduce bill to keep undocumented students out of public schools
With a measure antithetical to a legal precedent established more than 40 years ago, leading state Republicans move to let ...
Law enforcement would be required to report interactions with undocumented immigrants under proposed bill
The bill would require a monthly report detailing the dates of the interactions, as well the number of undocumented ...
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In Tennessee, a vote by public officials can send them directly to jail
The Tennessee legislature just passed a bill that will go down —or should go down — in infamy: It provides criminal penalties for any local public officials who vote for sanctuary policies, in which ...
Trump admin slashes federal funding for Tennessee refugee resettlement groups
Refugee resettlement agencies across the country have been left in limbo after the Trump administration abruptly suspended ...
Bill would allow schools to refuse students 'unlawfully present' in U.S.
Tennessee Democrats are calling a bill that would allow schools to refuse to enroll students who are "unlawfully present" in ...
Heated debate over bill that would allow public schools to deny undocumented students
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — State lawmakers are considering a bill to allow public schools to deny enrollment for undocumented ...
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TN bill would allow schools to refuse undocumented students
Two Tennessee lawmakers just filed a House bill on Tuesday that would allow some schools to opt out of enrolling undocumented ...
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Tennessee report shows most undocumented immigrant charges are traffic-related
The state of Tennessee has been making several changes to how it handles immigration.That includes a law passed last year ...
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Tennessee bill would allow schools to refuse to enroll unauthorized immigrants
Tennessee Republican lawmakers want to allow schools to deny enrollment to unauthorized immigrant students — a move that ...
Sanctuary cities that refuse ICE removal requests could be punished under state, federal legislation
Federal and state officials are eyeing legislation that would allow state officials to punish local officials for following so-called "sanctuary cities" policies.