Religious, Immigrant groups sue Tennessee over law on Harboring Immigrants

From the report: “A group of religious leaders and immigrant advocates is suing to block a new Tennessee law that would impose criminal penalties for housing immigrants without legal status. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is the lead plaintiff in the suit, joined by a local landlord and a father whose son-in-law has a pending asylum case. The group argues that the law could criminalize a church for offering shelter, a landlord for renting out a room, or anyone living with someone who doesn’t have legal status.

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