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Judge dismisses Lutheran church challenge to Tennessee immigration law
Original: Judge dismisses Lutheran church challenge to Tennessee law making it a crime to harbor immigrants
A Tennessee judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a Lutheran church challenging a state law that makes it a crime to harbor undocumented immigrants. The ruling allows the law to stand for now, disappointing religious and advocacy groups who argued it criminalizes humanitarian aid to migrants. The decision is likely to fuel ongoing national debate over state-level immigration enforcement and whether churches can be prosecuted for sheltering immigrants.
Why now: State-level immigration enforcement laws and their effect on churches providing humanitarian aid are a contentious national issue.
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- Judge dismisses Lutheran church challenge to Tennessee law making it a crime to harbor immigrants · Tennessee Lookout
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