Immigrant advocates seek immediate halt to highway patrol traffic stops conducted in tandem with ICE

By: Anita Wadhwani

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: September 23, 2026

Words: 646

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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Immigrant advocates went to federal court Tuesday seeking an immediate order blocking the Tennessee Highway Patrol from conducting traffic stops in tandem with federal immigration agents.

In its federal lawsuit, the Tennessee Immigrant & Refugee Rights Coalition and seven Tennessee taxpayers alleged the THP is violating state law and the U.S. Constitution by making traffic stops of motorists suspected of being noncitizens solely based on their ethnic or racial appearance and then allowing …

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