Judge blocks Tennessee from reporting sick children to immigration authorities, for now
The order protects about 400 children as doctors say disclosure would deter families from seeking care.
- On Wednesday, Davidson County Chancellor Patricia Head Moskal issued a temporary restraining order blocking the Tennessee Department of Health from reporting about 400 disabled immigrant children in the Children's Special Services program to immigration authorities.
- State officials began sending letters June 1 warning families that Public Chapter 1106 requires reporting the immigration status of all benefit recipients to the Centralized Immigration Enforcement Division, which cooperates with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
- Three Nashville physicians sued to stop the policy, arguing it deters families from seeking necessary medical care; Michele Johnson of the Tennessee Justice Center called the requirement an "impossible choice for mothers."
- The Tennessee Department of Health and physicians' attorneys are scheduled to argue the case at a July 2 hearing in Nashville, while the state attorney general's office has not commented on the lawsuit.
- This measure is part of a broader legislative package Tennessee Republicans introduced this year to support President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, which requires government agencies to check legal status before providing public benefits.
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Hearing scheduled Thursday on Tennessee immigration law - Regional Media News
(The Center Square) - A hearing will be held on Thursday in a case challenging a Tennessee requirement that health departments check the immigration status of benefit recipients. House Bill 1710/Senate Bill 1915, which will cost the state $131,000 to implement according to the bill's fiscal note, requires state agencies to check the immigration status of benefit recipients. It was signed by Gov. Bill Lee in May and would take effect on Wednesday…
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Hearing scheduled Thursday on Tennessee immigration law
(The Center Square) – A hearing will be held on Thursday in a case challenging a Tennessee requirement that health departments check the immigration status of benefit recipients.
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Judge blocks Tennessee from reporting sick children to immigration authorities, for now
A judge has temporarily ordered Tennessee not to give immigration authorities information about hundreds of sick and disabled immigrant children who are enrolled in a healthcare assistance program.
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