HB2124 directs local law enforcement agencies to cooperate with federal officials in the identification, apprehension, detention, or removal of aliens not lawfully present in the United States.
The Senate passed HB2124 on March 25, 2024, by a vote of 26 to 7. We have assigned pluses to the ayes because persons who enter the United States illegally—which, by definition, is a crime—should not be permitted sanctuary in Tennessee, let alone be aided and abetted by local law enforcement officials. Article I, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitution clearly gives Congress power to “establish a uniform Rule of Naturalization.” Rather than pursue blatantly unconstitutional and anti-American policies that undermine the rule of law and erode the value of citizenship, each of the several States should exercise its sovereign powers under the 10th Amendment to end the illegal-migrant invasion and provide for the public safety.