Tennessee
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Homeland Security chief says travelers with no REAL ID can fly for now, but with likely extra steps
The head of Homeland Security says travelers who aren’t REAL ID compliant by the upcoming deadline this week will still be able to fly but should be prepared for extra scrutiny.
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ICE, state troopers detain dozens of people in South Nashville
The Tennessee Highway Patrol and federal immigration officials descended upon Nashville's predominantly Latino neighborhoods in the wee hours of Sunday morning, making around 150 traffic stops, detaining an unknown number of people and quickly bussing some to out-of-state immigration centers.
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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee’s taxpayer funded project was reared on Christian money
Together, a review of dozens of tax filings shows, Christian donors were the primary backers of the Governor's Faith-Based and Community Initiative in its early years.
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Tennessee police release video of Kilmar Abrego Garcia traffic stop in 2022
Authorities in Tennessee have released video of a 2022 traffic stop involving Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland construction worker who became the face of U.S. immigration policy after his erroneous deportation to El Salvador.
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At a grim time for math test scores, these Tennessee districts buck the trend
This story about math recovery was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.
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Tennessee woman: US falsely tied immigrant husband to gang
One day around 2011, Daisy Rodriguez recalled, Santos Maudilio Saucedo Rivas walked into a restaurant where she worked in Loudon, Tennessee.
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Investigator: Ex-Memphis officer took photo of Tyre Nichols after fatal beating, shared it 11 times
A cybercrime expert with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation testified Wednesday that a former Memphis police officer charged in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols took a cellphone photo of Nichols as he struggled with serious injuries.
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Ex-officer says he regrets his failure to stop the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols
Former Memphis police officer Desmond Mills Jr. testified Tuesday that he regrets his failure to stop the beating of Tyre Nichols after Nichols ran away from a traffic stop in 2023.
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‘Don’t tell’: Former Hixson Rep. Robin Smith takes the stand in corruption conspiracy trial
Former state Rep. Robin Smith, R-Hixson, testified Monday she cooperated with the government about an alleged conspiracy involving a former House speaker and his aide because it was the right thing to do, but she also hopes to receive leniency.
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Tennessee education bills: What passed, and what didn’t, in the latest legislative session
Tennessee's legislative session has ended after lawmakers considered several bills that would directly affect students.
