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

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.

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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 ...

Tennessee Republicans finalized an immigration bill Thursday establishing a new enforcement office exempt from public records ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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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.

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.