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Survey: Illegal Immigration Top Concern Among House District 49 Residents

Oct 23, 2024 at 09:42 pm by WGNS News

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Illegal immigration was the top concern of House District 49 residents in Smyrna and northern Murfreesboro who completed the 2024 legislative survey c.... Read More

UPDATE: Influx of Noncitizens Raises Concerns in Middle Tennessee Cities

Feb 06, 2024 at 06:48 pm by WGNS News

  Recent weeks have seen a notable increase in the number of noncitizens relocating to areas such as Murfreesboro, Franklin, and Nashville, according to reports from t.... Read More

Middle Tennessee Cities, Including Murfreesboro, Alerted of Immigrant Arrival by DHS

Jan 31, 2024 at 06:07 pm by Chandelar Williams

In the autumn of 2023, the City of Franklin received a formal notification from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regarding the anticipated arrival of nearly 600.... Read More

New Law Allowing Certain Immigrants To Access Professional and Commercial Licenses Took Effect this past Friday

Jul 03, 2022 at 09:10 pm by WGNS

In April (2022), the Tennessee State Senate voted twenty to seven, passing the Workforce Expansion Bill (SB2464), sponsored by Republican State Senator Shane Reeves of Murfr.... Read More

Blackburn, Tillis, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Prevent Settlement Payments for Illegal Immigrants

Dec 03, 2021 at 10:28 am by WGNS

U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) joined Senator Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and 27 Senate colleagues in introducing legislation to prevent payments for legal settlem.... Read More

Public Invited: "Immigration Law" at MTSU 3PM This Monday

Sep 18, 2021 at 07:21 am by WGNS

(MURFREESBORO)  “Immigration, Law and Local Consequences: Current Issues for Immigrants and Refugees in Rutherford County” is set for 3&nb.... Read More