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Tennessee Bill Criminalizes Voting Against Trump Immigration Policy

Tennessee Republicans passed an immigration bill that criminalizes local officials who support sanctuary policies for immigrants.
The bill establishes a new enforcement office that is exempt from public records law.
The ACLU of Tennessee plans to sue the state over the new law, citing constitutional concerns.
ACLU-TN Legal Director Stella Yarbrough stated that the legislation threatens democracy and the rule of law.

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Yes, Tennessee Bill Criminalizes Voting Against Trump Immigration Policy

Senate Bill 6002 makes it a felony for local government officials to support "sanctuary" policies protecting immigrants in the country illegally.

1 month ago·United States

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Political Wire

Tennessee GOP Passes ‘Suspect’ Immigration Law

“Tennessee Republicans finalized an immigration bill Thursday establishing a new enforcement office exempt from public records law and criminalizing local officials who support sanctuary policies for immigrants,” the Tennessean reports. “The GOP supermajority in the General Assembly this week gave swift passage to the immigration enforcement law despite warnings from staff attorneys that the bill is ‘constitutionally suspect’ in its unprecedente…

1 month ago·New York, United States

Tennessee Passes Bill To Assist Trump’s Illegal Immigration Crackdown

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1 month ago·Nashville, United States

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KELO

Illegal Immigration crackdown comes to KELOLAND

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- KELOLAND News noticed a marked increase in immigration-related arrests in the past week. We've also seen an increase in immigration-related documents being filed locally in federal court. Court papers and jail logs tell the story, we've come across more than a dozen recent arrests and federal filings related to possible immigration violations in South Dakota. For instance in this case, dated January 22nd, Victor Manue…

1 month ago·Sioux Falls, United States

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