Stop Gov. Lee’s Attack on Immigrants in Tennessee

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During the special session beginning on January 27, 2025, Gov. Lee has prioritized SB 6002/HB 6001, which would harm people who are immigrants across the state and violate the First Amendment rights of local elected officials by threatening them with felonies for voting to protect immigrants.

SB 6002/HB 6001 would make it a felony for local elected officials to vote in support of sanctuary policies and allow the attorney general to remove local officials from office if they enact or adopt sanctuary city policies; create a new division within the Department of Safety that would coordinate directly with the Trump Administration to enact Trump’s extremist, xenophobic political agenda; incentivize local law enforcement participation in 287(g) immigration enforcement programs, which are partnerships between Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) and state and local law enforcement agencies that effectively turn local officials into ICE agents; and stigmatize immigrants by issuing them temporary licenses with distinct markings that amount to a scarlet letter.

This bill would undermine public safety and divert resources away from serious crimes by incentivizing local law enforcement to step outside the scope of their jobs to act as immigration enforcement – raising even greater risks of racial profiling by law enforcement. Many of the program’s biggest critics are state and local law enforcement leaders who have seen first-hand in their communities how 287(g) hurts relationships and public safety.

This harmful law will cost taxpayers over $20 million dollars per year, plus additional unknown costs that would be borne by local governments, to carry out the Trump Administration’s anti-immigrant agenda.

More information on this bill can be found at our legislative action center.

People who have immigrated to Tennessee seeking freedom and a better life are part of our families, communities, workplaces and places of worship. They contribute to our economy and communities. These anti-immigrant policies will inflict unimaginable harm on vulnerable people and they do not represent the values of our country nor our state.

Urge lawmakers to oppose SB 6002/HB 6001.

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Stop Gov. Lee’s Attack on Immigrants in Tennessee

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