1 day ago · The immigration division will fall under the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, and its grant program will provide funding to local governments that work with the U.S. attorney ...

6 days 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 ...

Apr 12, 2024 · Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has signed a bill that would require law enforcement agencies to communicate with federal immigration authorities if they discover people are in the the country illegally.

6 days ago · Tennessee’s Republican-controlled legislature approved bills on Thursday aimed at reducing unauthorized immigration and allowing families to use public funds for private school tuition ...

Jan 29, 2025 · 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 ...

Immigration - As introduced, creates within the department of safety the centralized immigration enforcement division, to be administered by the chief immigration enforcement officer; establishes a grant program for purposes of promoting the enforcement of federal immigration laws; creates criminal penalties for officials who adopt sanctuary policies and …

Jan 22, 2025 · NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee presented the administration’s agenda on illegal immigration that will go before the Tennessee General Assembly during the special session convening January 27. On Day One of the Trump Administration, President Trump signed executive orders to halt illegal immigration, secure our nation’s borders and restore public safety, and the ...

Jan 22, 2025 · Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and legislative Republican leaders plan to establish a new immigration enforcement division and fund a new grant program to train local law enforcement in immigration...

At the Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition, we know a better world is possible–one where all our families, neighbors, and communities have opportunities to thrive, regardless of nationality, immigration status, or racial identity.

Aug 6, 2020 · Roughly 17 percent of all Tennessee residents working in construction and extraction are immigrants, as well as 15 percent of life, physical, and social sciences employees. The majority of immigrants speak English well and are naturalized citizens or …