State Rep. Gabby Salinas Proposes Tenn. Bill to Limit ICE in Schools

Memphis lawmaker wants to limit Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) presence in Memphis schools Tennessee.

Parliamentary Bill 1482proposed by Tennessee Democratic state Rep. Gabby Salinas would ban ICE from entering school campuses and require the state to notify staff, students and security of their rights when approached by federal agents, unless agents provide advance notice or comply with specific limitations.

The bill aims to prohibit the use of certain public property, schools and religious institutions for civilian purposes. immigration application activities. The Trump administration repealed a longstanding policy that blocked ICE officials from making arrests of undocumented people at schools, houses of worship, hospitals or other so-called “sensitive” locations.

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“Here in Tennessee, we’re asking teachers to teach in almost war-like conditions. What’s happening in other cities can potentially happen here in Memphis and I don’t want us to lose a life or have these adverse events in the schools where children are supposed to learn. The bill is about keeping all students safe and providing an environment conducive to learning,” Salinas told Fox News Digital.

Salinas referred to Renee Nicole Good who was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Wednesday. The Trump administration said she used her car to try to run over federal agents during an immigration checkpoint. law enforcement operation.

Federal authorities began arresting the agitators following the incident.

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Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem characterized Good’s fatal shot in response to an “act of domestic terrorism,” alleging that the driver had “stalked, obstructed, and blocked” ICE agents in the hours leading up to the incident.

Salinas, a Democrat, faces an uphill battle to pass the bill as the General Assembly is controlled by a Republican supermajority. Parliament reportedly plans to reconvene next week and will introduce a series of bills aimed at cooperating with civil authorities on immigration matters.

Salinas told Fox News Digital that the bill is an important part of the legislature’s agenda.

“Tennessee is a very long state. It’s difficult to see and engage with other elected officials when we’re not in session. So this is just the beginning,” she said. “I just introduced a bill earlier this week. So we’re just starting our legislative session, but this is an important part of our legislative agenda.”

Additionally, Tennessee Republicans reportedly met with Trump administration officials to advance immigration enforcement priorities.

By Knox News“Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton exclusively told Knox News on Jan. 8 that his conversations with Stephen Miller, President Donald Trump’s deputy chief of staff and architect of the deportation, began even before U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrived in Memphis last year.”

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Tennessee Republicans are reportedly seeking to be a model on immigration laws by cooperating with Trump.

“Sexton expects about eight or nine bills that will make Tennessee a testing ground for replicating Trump’s immigration crackdown at the state level when the new legislative session begins Jan. 13. The idea is for Tennessee’s large Republican majority to pass a series of laws that other states can use as a model,” Knox News reported.

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