TN Governor Bredesen signed SB 1141 / HB 670. It mandates that every jailer in the state inspect the legal status of those detained.
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 7, Part 1, is amended by adding a new section thereto: § 40-7-123. When a person is arrested for any offense and is confined, for any period, in the jail of the county or any municipality, a reasonable effort to review documents in the possession of the prisoner shall be made to assess the citizenship status of the person so confined. If the keeper of the jail or other officer cannot determine the lawful status of the prisoner from the documents in the possession of the prisoner or if it is determined that the person is not lawfully present in the United States, pursuant to the federal Immigration and Naturalization Act, compiled in 8 U.S.C. § 1101 et seq., the keeper of the jail or other officer shall notify the United States department of homeland security by facsimile transmission or other appropriate means. A number of organizations have condemned the Governor, including the ACLU of Tennesseee, TIRRC, the NAACP of Tennessee, the NAACP of Clarksville, Congregation Micah, and the Interdenominational Ministers Fellowship, the Bishop Diocese of Knoxville ... and other faith based organizations and Gannet newspapers. So, who is the enemy? Better question: Why do people of color, jews, catholics and other faith based organizations want to protect illegal alien/criminals? -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
