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Tennessee bill to document citizenship status of students advances in narrow vote
Loud protests erupted as soon as the bill passed from a large crowd gathered in opposition to the bill. Several Republican senators immediately exited the committee room, temporarily shutting down the committee meeting.
Tennessee bill that would remove undocumented students from schools faces criticism
Republican lawmakers in the Tennessee General Assembly are trying to move forward with a bill to allow schools to deny enrollment for undocumented students.That
Tennessee lawmakers push bill that could restrict education for undocumented students in narrow vote
A new bill that would allow school districts to decide whether to accept undocumented students narrowly passed the Senate Education Committee Wednesday evening. Now, advocates are sounding the alarm.
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Tennessee immigration bill pits public school educators against their students | Opinion
Tennessee is now at a crossroads, entertaining proposals that would deny children access to public education based on their immigration status.
TN lawmakers debate immigration education bill
The bill was the subject of a Senate Education Committee debate Wednesday. The results are in for Donald Trump’s address to Congress—and they’re bad. Donald Trump singled out Secretary of State Marco Rubio as the person “to blame if anything goes wrong” during his speech to Congress—and Rubio’s shocked reaction was quickly spotted online.
Forget Trump. Tennessee shows what it's like to live in an authoritarian state. | Opinion
Our state democracy is in crisis, and instead of trying to fix it, our state leaders are focused on exacerbating it.
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Tennessee immigration bill criminalizes officials for votes of conscience | Opinion
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 ...
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Opinion: Bill to bar Tennessee immigrants from filing civil lawsuits sets stage for exploitation
Juana Villegas — nine months pregnant and with her two of her children in the car — was pulled over for a routine traffic violation.
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Tennessee bill challenges immigrant lawsuit rights, sparks 14th amendment concerns
Tennessee lawmakers are considering a bill that would prevent any "unauthorized alien" from filing certain lawsuits.However, ...
Protestors for immigrant and refugee rights crowd Cordell Hull building
A bill that would allow Tennessee students to attend school regardless of their immigration status passed out of committee as ...
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Opinion: Tennessee’s immigration policy is based on lies
Based on the recent actions of the GOP supermajority in Tennessee's state legislature, one would think immigration is a ...
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Memphians protest proposed TN immigration bills
Dozens of Memphians gathered in Overton Park to protest two immigration bills proposed at the Tennessee State Capitol.
Virginia and Tennessee direct resources to assist with immigration enforcement
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin signed an executive order, reaffirming the state's stance on illegal immigration.