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Judge dismisses Lutheran church challenge to Tennessee law making it a crime to harbor immigrants

States Newsroom · October 5, 2026

A Tennessee law that makes it a felony to “harbor” immigrants without legal status remains enforceable after a federal judge last week dismissed a legal challenge brought by Lutheran churches. The law defines human smuggling as intentionally concealing, harboring or shielding from detection, for financial gain, any…

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Judge dismisses Lutheran church challenge to Tennessee law making it a crime to harbor immigrants

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