Tennessee's Republican-dominant Statehouse is on track to become the latest state to adopt immigration enforcement policies designed to assist President Donald Trump's plan to suppress illegal immigration and carry out one of the largest mass deportation efforts in U.

The law will have an impact on California,” said Kevin Johnson, dean of the UC Davis School of Law. The Laken Riley Act, which passed Congress last week with significant Democratic support, requires federal authorities to detain undocumented immigrants charged with minor crimes such as burglary and theft.

In its special session, the Tennessee legislature is taking on immigration bills, but not without some input from the public that caused state troopers to forcibly remove audience members.

Gov. Bill Lee surprised many when he inserted an “illegal immigration agenda” into his proclamation for a special legislative session that will focus primarily on a controversial private school voucher proposal and disaster relief for counties struggling to recover from Hurricane Helene.