Overview
- Memphis Rep. Gabby Salinas filed HB1482 to restrict civil immigration enforcement from entering or using school and religious properties without prior notice or as staging areas.
- The proposal would require the state to inform school employees, students, and security staff about their rights when federal agents seek access.
- Criminal investigations and policing on school or church grounds would remain unaffected under the bill.
- Salinas cited the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis; DHS described the gunfire as defensive and Minneapolis schools canceled classes after related incidents.
- The General Assembly reconvenes next week, and with Republicans holding a supermajority, passage is considered unlikely as Memphis experiences an enforcement surge that has raised fears despite no documented school entries.