Federal Court Upholds State Law Criminalizing Illegal Immigration.
A new Tennessee law making illegal immigration a state crime is taking effect, following a federal judge’s dismissal of a lawsuit by pro-illegal immigrant organizations.
PULSE POINTS
❓ WHAT HAPPENED: Tennessee can enact a law making it a state crime for illegal immigrants to remain in the state after receiving a final deportation order or to re-enter after a previous deportation, with penalties including up to one year in jail and a $2,500 fine. The law’s enactment follows a judge’s dismissal of a pro-illegal immigrant lawsuit challenging its provisions.
📺 DETAIL: U.S. District Court Judge Eli Richardson, a Trump nominee, ruled that the ACLU and National Immigration Law Center lacked standing to challenge the law, describing their lawsuit as “more attorney-driven rather than client-driven.” Tennessee Governor Bill Lee (R) signed the legislation in April as part of the GOP’s “Immigration 2026” agenda, aligning the state with others like Texas, Iowa, and Mississippi that have enacted similar measures to penalize illegal immigrants.
📈 DATA: Tennessee’s 2025 Immigration Report revealed that illegal immigrants were responsible for 2,183 violent offenses, including 41 homicides, 145 sexual offenses, and 11 child rapes, underscoring the genuine threat posed by illegals left at large among the public.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “Forty-one Tennesseans are dead at the hands of illegal immigrants and hundreds raped. This will not be tolerated in this great state and we will do more to keep you safe.” – Republican State Rep. Dan Howell (R)
🎯 IMPACT: The law reflects a growing trend among states to address illegal immigration at the state level, with many of the measures set in motion under the Biden government, which took an extremely lax approach towards federal border control.
.@GovTimWalz’s decision to PARDON an illegal alien child rapist is horrific.
This evil alien from Laos repeatedly sexually assaulted a 10 year old child.
These are the illegal alien criminals sanctuary politicians like Tim Walz are protecting over American citizens.
The idea that a pregnant woman from Guatemala can sprint across the US border, have the baby 30 minutes after arriving here, and the baby is magically a citizen of the US, is one of the most retarded and indefensible notions ever conceived
@chaboard2@smittyclause@scotus_wire No, I’m just tired of people that don’t bother to do research and learn that there have been actual arrests and prosecutions for voter and election fraud, that ballots are being sent outside of California to voters that have moved, and that CA creates egregious voter laws. Bye
@chaboard2@smittyclause@scotus_wire “Full power of the federal govt”? Tell that to the blue states that refuse to turn over their voter registration rolls. Besides blue states passing laws to make it easier to cheat, they refuse to comply with requests to audit voter registrations.
@chaboard2@smittyclause@scotus_wire I want to make sure I understand - you don’t think that there have been people arrested and prosecuted for falsifying registrations or ballots, or voting while not a citizen of the U.S.A.?
The Supreme Court ballot decision doesn't say late ballots are required; it says current federal law doesn't ban them. Congress can change that tomorrow. Voter ID, proof of citizenship, Election Day deadlines: all within Congress's power over federal elections.
@chaboard2@smittyclause@scotus_wire Ah, now it’s no “significant” fraud instead of “no” fraud. There shouldn’t be ANY fraud at all. No ID to vote, automatic voter registration at the DMV (you have to opt out), paying people to register, ballot harvesting, and mail in voting. You don’t think that’s ripe for fraud?
@chaboard2@smittyclause@scotus_wire You obviously don’t live in California so are not worried about things like this or have likely not seen your elections take a dramatic 180 degree turn several days after election DAY. Do you think there is no such thing as welfare or hospice fraud, either?