Tennessee ‘human smuggling’ bill heads to governor’s desk • Tennessee Lookout

Tennessee ‘human smuggling’ bill heads to governor’s desk • Tennessee Lookout

A February event in Nashville's Centennial Park drew about 400 immigrants to protest Tennessee anti-immigrant bills. (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout)Legislation making it a crime to harbor, hide or conceal individuals without lawful immigration status is headed to Gov. Bill Lee’s desk. The bill by (HB322/SB392) by Rep. Chris Todd of Madison County and Sen. Brent Taylor of Memphis, both Republicans, creates the new state crime of “human …

Bill Creating Crime Of Human Smuggling To Combat Illegal Immigration Passes Tennessee House

Image Credit: TN General Assembly The Tennessee Conservative [By Olivia Lupia] – A bill creating the offenses of human smuggling, harboring or hiding, and assisting another in harboring or hiding illegal immigrants that are known to have illegally entered or remained in the country cleared its final hurdle to becoming law when the Tennessee House passed the measure 73-22 on its final day in session for this year. HB0322 creates strong penalties …