ACLU Challenges Tennessee Law Criminalizing Illegal Immigration
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the National Immigration Law Center have filed a lawsuit against a new Tennessee law that criminalizes illegal immigration. The law, part of the Tennessee GOP's 'Immigration 2026' agenda, makes it a misdemeanor for noncitizens to remain in the state more than 90 days after a federal deportation order. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of two noncitizens, argues that the law violates the supremacy clause of the U.S. Constitution, which reserves immigration enforcement powers for the federal government. The plaintiffs seek a restraining order to prevent the law's enforcement, which is set to take effect on July 1. 
