2 days ago · NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s Republican-dominant Statehouse is on track to become the latest state to adopt immigration enforcement policies designed to assist President Donald Trump’s plan to suppress illegal immigration and carry out one of the largest mass deportation efforts in U.S. history.. In just three days, Tennessee lawmakers fast-tracked GOP Gov. Bill Lee’s $5.5 ...

13 hours ago · Immigration enforcement division: The legislation will fund a $5 million office within the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, allowing Lee to tap an enforcement director and ...

2 days ago · NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee's Republican-dominant Statehouse is on track to become the latest state to adopt immigration enforcement policies designed to assist President Donald Trump's ...

1 day ago · Immigration: Trump ordered his administration to prepare to house tens of thousands of “criminal aliens” at the Navy base at Guantánamo Bay, the latest prong in his widening crackdown on ...

1 day ago · Trump has issued no guidance to states on cooperation agreements, nor does the new Tennessee law make substantive changes to how law enforcement can cooperate with federal officials.

2 days ago · Tennessee's Republican-dominant Statehouse is on track to become the latest state to adopt immigration enforcement policies designed to assist President Donald Trump's plan to suppress illegal ...

2 days ago · Watson said the bill is "consistent with what the American people voted for," continually touting Trump's immigration policies as a mandate for state lawmakers. "The feds can't do it without the ...

Jan 16, 2025 · “The Tennessee General Assembly will consider public safety measures related to immigration to ensure the state is prepared for federal policy implementation,” Lee said of the special session that will begin on Jan. 27, one week …

4 days ago · NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s Republican-dominant Statehouse gaveled into session Monday with blueprints from Gov. Bill Lee to greatly expand school voucher access and find ways to embrace President Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration agenda.. But as lawmakers eased into the special session, they were met with renewed calls from the public for gun control changes less than a week ...

4 days ago · Mr. Trump has called on other governors to follow suit on targeting immigration policy. Gov. Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida has already called state lawmakers into a special session that begins Monday.