Lawmakers advance bill that could make Tennessee the 1st state to charge those with final deportation orders

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NASHVILLE (WMC) - State lawmakers have advanced a bill that, if passed, would make Tennessee the first state to charge those with outstanding deportation orders, even if they are just driving through.

House Bill 1704/Senate Bill 1779, also known as the “Illegal to be Illegal” bill, is sponsored by Senator Jack Johnson (R-Franklin) and Representative William Lamberth (R-Portland). It was crafted with input from the Trump administration.

It breezed through a House subcommittee Wednesday on a 6-2 party-line vote.

As introduced, the “Illegal to be Illegal” bill would make it a Class A misdemeanor for any undocumented immigrant with a final deportation order to stay in, enter, or attempt to enter Tennessee.

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TN - Always an international disgrace.