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Tennessee Law Forces Child Services to Share Data with ICE

6/19/2026

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Tennessee law forces agencies to send immigration status of children in Children’s Special Services program to ICE; a June 1, 2026 notice ordered families to leave by June 30, 2026 or face data transfer, endangering 400 minors.
Ten-year-old Walter, with spina bifida, left the program and lost his July surgery.
The Tennessee Justice Center warns the policy will cause deaths, is suing Governor Bill Lee to reverse it; officials say it targets only adults.

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Tennessee law forces agencies to send immigration status of children in Children’s Special Services program to ICE; a June 1, 2026 notice ordered families to leave by June 30, 2026 or face data transfer, endangering 400 minors.
Ten-year-old Walter, with spina bifida, left the program and lost his July surgery.
The Tennessee Justice Center warns the policy will cause deaths, is suing Governor Bill Lee to reverse it; officials say it targets only adults.