Lawsuit seeks to halt Tennessee law making illegal immigration a state crime

By: Anita Wadhwani

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: June 5, 2026

Words: 660

Last Updated: 6 days, 14 hours ago

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The ACLU and National Immigration Law Center on Thursday filed a legal challenge to a new Tennessee law that makes it a crime for immigrants without legal status to enter or remain in the state.

The federal lawsuit, filed on behalf of two noncitizens who have lived for decades in Tennessee, is seeking class action status in order to represent “hundreds if not thousands of noncitizens…subject to arrest, detention and prosecution,” under the …

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