Tennessee agrees to hold off, for now, reporting sick, disabled kids to immigration office

By: Anita Wadhwani

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: July 14, 2026

Words: 548

Last Updated: 6 days, 20 hours ago

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The Tennessee Department of Health has agreed to stop reporting sick, disabled children to a state immigration enforcement division while a legal challenge to the policy continues, according to an order filed Tuesday in Davidson County Chancery Court.

A negotiated agreement between attorneys challenging the immigration reporting policy and lawyers for the state keeps about 400 immigrant children enrolled — for now — in Children’s Special Services, a publicly-funded safety net program for medically …

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