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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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…


Tennessee Passes Bill To Assist Trump’s Illegal Immigration Crackdown
The Tennessee General Assembly passed sweeping legislation on Thursday creating a new state-level immigration position to help coordinate President Donald Trump’s crackdown. The legislation was passed during a special session called by Republican Governor Bill Lee to address illegal immigration, hurricane relief, and school choice. In addition to establishing a state immigration enforcement officer, the legislation will also tighten state ident…
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…
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