Judge issues restraining order in doctors’ challenge to TN plan to report disabled immigrant kids

By: Anita Wadhwani

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: June 24, 2026

Words: 1,059

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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A Nashville judge on Wednesday swiftly issued a temporary restraining order preventing the Tennessee Department of Health from turning over the names of about 400 disabled and critically ill kids to a state immigration agency that cooperates with federal immigration enforcement.

Davidson County Chancellor Patricia Head Moskal issued the order within hours of the filing of a lawsuit by three Tennessee physicians. The doctors are challenging the department’s notice to families that their child’s information …

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