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Tennessee Governor Signs Bill Requiring Law Enforcement to Communicate with Immigration Authorities

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Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has signed a bill that mandates law enforcement agencies to cooperate with federal immigration authorities in identifying, detaining, and deporting individuals who are in the country illegally. While proponents argue for increased immigration enforcement, critics warn that the bill is broad and confusing, potentially leading to the targeting of immigrant families by rogue officers.

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, and would broadly mandate cooperation in the process of identifying, detaining and deporting them. The Republican signed the measure Thursday, and it takes effect July 1.

But the Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition said the law is written broadly and could give more authority than Taylor has claimed. The group criticized Lee's decision to sign the bill. “He could have listened to the warnings from police chiefs, educators, domestic violence victims’ advocates and legal experts and stopped this misguided bill from becoming law,” said Lisa Sherman Luna, executive director of the coalition's voter engagement arm.

 

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