State lawmakers passed a new immigration bill that makes it a felony for local elected officials to vote for sanctuary cities ...
In all, Tennessee leaders passed more than a billion dollars in new programs and projects, including school voucher expansion, new immigration enforcement laws and relief for East Tennessee.
Senate Bill 6002 makes it a felony for local government officials to support "sanctuary" policies protecting immigrants in ...
School choice and immigration garnered most of the attention during the Tennessee General Assembly's special session, but ...
Lawmakers in East Tennessee voted along party lines. Every Republican in East Tennessee voted in favor of the bill. The bill ...
The law, pushed by Gov. Bill Lee as an immigration enforcement measure, will also establish a new immigration czar and office ...
The bill seeks to criminalize local officials who support sanctuary policies for immigrants along with other measures in an ...
The legislature’s Republican supermajority left little room for debate, pushing through millions of dollars and sprawling policy changes in a special session that lasted just four days.
This story has been updated to include comment from the Nashville Metro Council Immigrant Caucus. Tennessee House Republicans voted overwhelmingly in favor of sweeping immigration legislation Thursday ...
The legislation could mean jail time and a fine for those supporting sanctuary policies designed to protect migrants.
Tennessee's Republican-dominant Statehouse is seeking to adopt immigration enforcement policies to assist President Donald ...