Tennessee U.S. Representative Steve Cohen (D-TN-09) was the only member of the Tennessee congressional delegation to vote against the Laken Riley Act, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday.
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Tennessee U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Bill Hagerty (R-TN) voted with the majority to pass the Laken Riley Act on Monday evening.
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A 24-year old man accused of murdering a Nashville restaurant owner in a hit and run crash has been identified as Ulises Martinez – a Mexican national who is in the U.S. illegally.
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Connecticut law enforcement officials released an illegal immigrant convicted of killing two young children in a drunk driving accident, despite a detainer request lodged against him, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
ICE agents apprehended Israel Alejandro Gonzalez-Arcinega, a 40-year-old Mexican national convicted of two counts of manslaughter, illegal operation of a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol and other crimes in Connecticut, the agency announced in a press release on Monday. ICE is blasting local officials in the state for releasing the noncitizen back into the community despite an immigration detainer placed on him.
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