Protests erupted in the Tennessee House of Representatives on Tuesday over legislation that would allow public schools to bar migrant children without legal status from receiving an education.
Lt. Gov. Randy McNally pointed out he reprents not only Oak Ridge, but part of Knox County where there are failing schools.
Plus, schools express interest in voucher program, a measure to criminalize blocking security and debate over insurance coverage for trans residents.
A bill allowing Tennessee public schools to exclude children lacking legal immigration status cleared a house subcommittee ...
Tennessee lawmakers further advanced a bill Tuesday that would enable public school systems to check the citizenship or legal ...
While much attention has been given to the Trump Administration’s early federal policy objectives to increase immigration ...
The bill was voted out of committee Tuesday morning. Here's where it stands and what it could mean for students in Memphis.
The bill would transform existing state laws and would see the harboring of illegal immigrants be treated in the same manner as human trafficking.
Bo Watson, R-Hixson, significantly amended SB 836. Watson's altered bill now requires every school in Tennessee to check immigration status. Schools could then choose to charge tuition to ...
An immigration attorney tells us several of his undocumented clients in Chattanooga and Hamilton County are now feararful of ...
The proposed legislation addresses that ruling, citing increased illegal immigration stats compared to the ‘80s. Mauricio Calvo, CEO of the nonprofit Latino Memphis, addressed the crowd gathered near ...