Tennessee Bill Creating Immigration Crime Clears First Hurdle

Tennessee bill creating immigration crime clears first hurdle

A Tennessee bill establishing a state crime for defying a federal deportation order passed a House subcommittee Wednesday despite questions about its constitutionality. House Bill 1704, sponsored by House Majority Leader William Lamberth of Portland, passed the Criminal Justice Subcommittee…

Tennessee’s immigration policy is shifting without a clear public debate

A series of immigration bills moving through the Tennessee General Assembly is reshaping how immigration functions in the state via policy drift and without public debate. (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout)Tennessee lawmakers are advancing immigration policy on multiple fronts.  Legislation moving through the General Assembly would require local law enforcement agencies to honor federal immigration detainers. At the same time, partnership…

Tennessee bill to criminalize immigrants gets started - Nashville Banner

CRIMINALIZING IMMIGRANTS: A bill to criminalize the act of being in Tennessee after receiving a final deportation order has cleared its first hurdle in the Tennessee Legislature. The bill, which establishes a Class A misdemeanor offense, is part of a suite of bills by Republican leaders designed to help the Trump Administration crack down on undocumented immigrants and is one of dozens of anti-immigrant bills introduced this session. It cleared …