Civil rights lawyers ask judge to reopen challenge to law making illegal immigration a state crime

By: Anita Wadhwani

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: July 10, 2026

Words: 498

Last Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago

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The ACLU and National Immigration Law Center are asking a federal judge to reopen a case that challenges the constitutionality of new Tennessee law making illegal immigration a state crime.

U.S. District Judge Eli Richardson dismissed the class action lawsuit last month without ruling on its merits in a decision unprompted by any motion to dismiss the case by state attorneys defending the law.

Richardson ruled two initial plaintiffs in the lawsuit — immigrants …

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