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

The bill seeks to criminalize local officials who support sanctuary policies for immigrants along with other measures in an effort to support Donald Trump's enforcement policies.

In a January special session, Tennessee lawmakers passed Gov. Bill Lee's plan to create a state immigration enforcement arm. That enforcement arm will assist the federal government in enforcing ...

Democratic lawmakers said the singular focus of a special session should be disaster relief to northeast Tennessee counties devastated by Hurricane Helene four months ago. "This whole immigration ...

A Tennessee state senator told Newsweek Thursday that representatives were afraid to vote against immigration policies, even if they could be deemed unconstitutional. Democratic state Senator Heidi ...

The contract, provided to Knox News by the sheriff's office, increased the number of people Knox County will hold for U.S.

Tennessee already bans sanctuary policies, which generally limit how much local or state governments are willing to cooperate with federal immigration authorities. The criminalization clause is an ...

No stranger to pushing constitutionally questionable bills, the Tennessee legislature proved last week it’s ready to spend more time and money in court to defend shaky voucher and immigration policies ...

President Donald Trump’s immigration policies already are affecting schools across the country. Officials have found ...

Tennessee's newly passed legislation on immigration enforcement prohibits elected officials from passing "sanctuary city" policies or face a felony conviction, a $3,000 fine and removal from office.

Languages: English. A Tennessee state senator told Newsweek Thursday that representatives were afraid to vote against immigration policies, even if they could be deemed unconstitutional.