State Rep Gabby Salinas proposes Tennessee bill to limit ICE from schools

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

Bill 1482The legislation, proposed by Democratic Tennessee State Rep. Gabby Salinas, would ban ICE from entering school campuses and require the state to inform staff, students and security of their rights when handled by federal agents unless agents give advance notice or comply with certain restrictions.

The bill seeks to prohibit the use of certain public properties, schools, and religious institutions for certain civil immigration enforcement activities. The Trump administration has rescinded a longstanding policy that prevented ICE officials from arresting undocumented people in schools, houses of worship, hospitals or other so-called “sensitive locations.”

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“Here in Tennessee, we are asking teachers to teach under almost war-like conditions. What’s happening in other cities could potentially happen here in Memphis, and I don’t want us to lose a life or have these types of negative events happen in the schools where children need to be educated. The bill is intended to keep all students safe and provide an environment conducive to learning,” Salinas told Fox News Digital. he said.

Salinas mentioned that Renee Nicole Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday. The Trump administration said he used his car to run over federal officers during an immigration law enforcement operation.

Federal authorities began detaining agitators following the incident.

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Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem called the Minneapolis woman’s shooting death by federal agents an “act of domestic terrorism” and claimed the driver had been “stalking, obstructing, and impeding” ICE officers for hours leading up to the incident. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem characterized it as follows: Good’s fatal shot In response to an “act of domestic terrorism,” alleging that the driver “followed, impeded, and impeded” ICE officers for hours before the incident.

Salinas, a Democrat, faces an uphill battle to pass the bill as the General Assembly is controlled by a majority of Republicans. The legislature reportedly plans to reconvene next week and will introduce a bill for cooperation on civil immigration enforcement.

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

“Tennessee is a very tall state. It’s hard to see and communicate with other elected officials when they’re out of session. So this is just the beginning,” he said. “I introduced a bill earlier this week. So we’re just starting our legislative session, but it’s an important part of our legislative agenda.”

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

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

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Beautiful moments before Renee Nicole was shot and killed by a federal agent in Minneapolis. (Taken from Fox News)

Tennessee Republicans are reportedly trying to model immigration laws by collaborating with Trump.

“Sexton expects about eight or nine bills that would make Tennessee a testing ground for a state-level replication of Trump’s crackdown on immigrants when the new legislative session begins on Jan. 13. The idea is for the GOP majority in Tennessee to pass a set of bills that other states can use as a model,” Knox News reported.

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