The Tennessean's letters reflect the views of the authors and add to public discourse. At issue: Bill to let schools reject ...

One East Tennessee organization that helps refugees acclimate after they arrive in the U.S. is concerned over new immigration ...

This story has been updated. Tennessee Republican leaders have set their sights on overturning 40 years of U.S. Supreme Court ...

In the legislature, the GOP is sponsoring measures to require state law enforcement to cooperate with ICE, a particularly ...

Tennessee Republican lawmakers want to allow schools to deny enrollment to unauthorized immigrant students — a move that ...

Interestingly, the bill sponsored by Watson and House Majority Leader William Lamberth, R-Portland, reads that it "authorizes ...

The bill would require a monthly report detailing the dates of the interactions, as well the number of undocumented ...

With a measure antithetical to a legal precedent established more than 40 years ago, leading state Republicans move to let ...

A statement announcing the legislation said lawmakers aim to challenge a 1982 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that grants all ...

One theory is Knox County’s jurisdiction expanded, meaning the county has begun accepting detainees from a wider swath of the ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A proposed bill filed in the Tennessee Legislature would require law enforcement agencies to file monthly reports detailing interactions with undocumented immigrants.

Tennessee Democrats are calling a bill that would allow schools to refuse to enroll students who are "unlawfully present" in ...