Tennessee House approves bill to discipline judges who obstruct ICE

By: Anita Wadhwani

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: April 3, 2026

Words: 346

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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The Tennessee House on Thursday voted in favor of legislation aimed at disciplining judges who obstruct the enforcement of federal immigration law.

The legislation (HB1707/SB1952) by Republicans Rep. Rick Scarbrough of Oak Ridge and Sen. Paul Rose of Shelby County does not define what judicial actions could add up to obstruction.

Scarbrough, responding on the House floor to a request for examples of judges’ obstructing immigration enforcement posed by Democratic State Rep. …

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