TIRRC equips immigrant and refugee leaders with the tools to their own stories and shape how Tennessean's understand the impacts of immigration and changing demographics. TIRRC and our members are frequently featured in local and national press outlets.
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Statements & Releases
2021
February 9, 2021| RELEASE
TIRRC Releases Pro-Immigrant Policy Blueprint for the Next Chattanooga City Government
2020
October 30, 2020 | RELEASE
Civil Rights Group Urge Governor Lee to Take Stand to Prevent Voter Intimidation
June 23, 2020 | STATEMENT
Tragic Death of Hamilton Co. Child Underscores Need for Increased Protections Against COVID-19 in Latinx Community
June 17, 2020 | STATEMENT
Coalition Responds to Alarming COVID-19 Rates in Tennessee’s Latino Communities
June 11, 2020 | RELEASE
Immigrant Rights Organization Announces Leadership Transition
11 de Junio de 2020 | AVISO DE PRENSA
TIRRC Anuncia Transición de su Liderazgo
March 20, 2020 | STATEMENT
TIRRC Demands Relief for All Tennesseans, Including Immigrants
2019
3 de septiembre de 2019 | DECLARACIÓN
TIRRC Responde a la Orden Ejecutiva sobre Inmigración del Alcalde Briley
September 3, 2019 | STATEMENT
TIRRC Responds to Mayor Briley’s Executive Order on Immigration
August 27, 2019 | STATEMENT
TIRRC Responds to Reports of Davidson County’s Probation Office Partnering with ICE
August 9, 2019 | STATEMENT
TIRRC Condemns Massive Raids in Mississippi, Demands End to Worksite Raids
August 5, 2019 | STATEMENT
TIRRC Statement on Mass Shooting in El Paso, Texas
July 31, 2019 | STATEMENT
July 24, 2019 | RELEASE
ACLU-TN and TIRRC Statements on Sixth Circuit’s Dismissal of Tennessee’s Anti-Refugee Lawsuit
July 19, 2019 | STATEMENT
STATEMENT: TIRRC Decries the Trump Administration’s Attempts to Ban Refugees
July 16, 2019 | RELEASE
TIRRC & SPLC File Request for Internal Documents Related to Weekend Arrests
June 28, 2019 | STATEMENT
TIRRC Responds to SCOTUS Decision to Hear DACA Case
June 10, 2019 | RELEASE
May 30, 2019 | RELEASE
TIRRC Releases Immigration Policy Blueprint for the Next Metro Government
May 1, 2019 | STATEMENT
TN General Assembly Passes Discriminatory and Unconstitutional Education Plan
April 10, 2019 | STATEMENT
Tennessee Governor's Education Proposal Runs Afoul of Federal Law
March 22, 2019 | RELEASE
50+ Faith Leaders Meet with Lawmakers for First-Ever Day on the Hill
March 5, 2019 | RELEASE
"Tennessee is our Home. We are here to stay!"
February 21, 2019 | RELEASE
February 15, 2019 | PRESS STATEMENT
President Trump's National Emergency Declaration Affront to the Ideals, Process of Democracy
February 15, 2019 | STATEMENT
TIRRC Condemns Declaration of National Emergency to Build Wall Seizure
February 7, 2019 | RELEASE
Two Bills Filed to Address Dangerous and Costly Provisions of New, "Anti-Sanctuary City" Law
2018
September 24, 2018 | RELEASE
September 17, 2018 | RELEASE
TIRRC Condemns New Low in Refugee Resettlement
August 24, 2018 | RELEASE
August 17, 2018 | RELEASE
August 16, 2018 | RELEASE
ICE Terrorizes Hardworking Families in Dickson
May 21, 2018 | RELEASE
May 15, 2018 | PRESS
May 10, 2018 | PRESS
ACLU-TN and TIRRCS Statements on State's Appeal of Anti-Refugee Lawsuit
May 8, 2018 | PRESS
Faith Leaders to Governor: Veto Mass Deportation
April 25, 2018 | PRESS
In Aftermath of ICE Raid, Tennessee Legislature Passes Mass Deportation Bill
April 24, 2018 | PRESS
Advocates Warn Against Extreme Anti-Immigrant Bills Being Considered by Tennessee State Legislature
April 7, 2018 | PRESS
Tennessee Faith Leaders Condemn Unjust Separation of Families in Largest Workplace Raid in Decades
April 6. 2018 | PRESS
TIRRC Decries Massive Raid in Tennessee
April 5, 2018 | PRESS
Organizations Demand ICE Release Detained Memphis Journalist
April 3, 2018 | PRESS
House Committee Passes Extreme and Discriminatory Ban on Basic Forms of Identification
March 19, 2018 | PRESS
Statement on Dismissal of State's Anti-Refugee Lawsuit
March 13, 2018 | PRESS
In-State Tuition Bill Passes First Committee After 150 Youth Take Capitol
February 16, 2018 | PRESS
Senate Rejects Trump's Extreme Immigration Bill, Despite Tennessee Senators' Support
February 1, 2018 | PRESS
Tuition Opportunity Legislation Re-Introduced
January 8, 2018 | PRESS
Trump Administration Adds 200,000 Salvadorans to Deportation Pipeline
2017
November 21, 2017 | PRESS
Trump Puts 50,000 Haitians in Deportation Pipeline
November 7, 2017 | PRESS
August 11, 2017 | PRESS
Hundreds of Educators Stand with DACA Students
July 20, 2017 | PRESS
TIRRC Responds to Attack on DACA, Proposed DREAM Act
July 6, 2017 | PRESS
TIRRC Response to Attorney General Slatery's Rejection of Anti-Refugee Lawsuit
June 29, 2017 | PRESS
Attorney General Slatery Launches Cruel Attack on 8,000+ Youth
June 2, 2017 | PRESS
Tennessee Groups Take Legal Action Against Efforts to Block Refugee Resettlement
May 26, 2017 | PRESS
Nashville Files Landmark Bill to Keep City Agencies Out of Deportations
April 11, 2017 | PRESS
January 25, 2017 | PRESS
TIRRC Condemns the President's Executive Orders, Calls on Tennesseans to Defend Our Values and
2016
December 13, 2016 | PRESS
Metro Nashville School Board Ensures Public Schools are Safe, Welcoming for All
Novemeber 14, 2016 | PRESS
TIRRC Responds to President-Elect Trump's 60 Minutes Interview
June 23, 2016 | PRESS
Justice Delayed: SCOTUS Rules 4-4 on President Obama's Executive Actions
May 20, 2016 | PRESS
Governor Haslam Allows Extreme, Anti-Refugee Lawsuit to Proceed Without Veto
April 18, 2016 | PRESS
House of Representatives Votes to Turn Its Back on Refugees
March 29, 2016 | PRESS
Anti-Refugee Resolution Passes State Government Committee
February 16, 2016 | PRESS
Senate Committee Advances Resolution to End Refugee Resettlement
Media Features
2021
April 17, 2021 | Truthout
Biden Vows to Raise Refugee Cap After Backlash But Leaves the Number Uncertain
March 21, 2021 | Tennessean
Tennesseans Call for ‘Anti-Asian Hate Crimes to Stop’ in Wake of Atlanta Spa Shootings
March 21, 2021 | News Channel 5
Hundreds Gather in Nashville to Remember Atlanta Spa Shooting Victims
March 21, 2021 | WKRN
Vigil Planned in Nashville to Support Asian Community After Deadly Atlanta Spa Shootings
March 2, 2021 | Nashville Tennessean
Can a Teen’s On-Site Death Change Nashville’s Construction Standards? Some Councilmembers Hope So
March 2, 2021 | Nashville Scene
Immigration Status Not a Factor in COVID-19 Vaccine Deployment
February 27, 2021 | Nashville Tennessean
How a Latino Family in Nashville Overcame COVID-19 Together
February 17, 2021 | Nashville Scene
Officials and Community Leaders Working Toward Equitable Vaccine Distribution
February 11, 2021 | NRDC
The COVID-19 Impacts You May Not See
February 9, 2021 | Nashville Scene
Tennessee Pro-Immigrant Groups are Cautiously Optimistic About Biden Actions
2020
October 16, 2020 | Nashville Scene
You Can Now Access a List of Refugee- and Immigrant-Owned Restaurants
October 13, 2020 | Tennessean
October 7, 2020 | For Club and Country
Nashville SC To Build Second Community Mini-Pitch
October 7, 2020 | Tennessean
September 16, 2020 | WVLT
September 15, 2020 | Knox News
Owner of Yassin’s Falafel House to Host Online Cooking Class on Wednesday
August 4, 2020 | WPLN
July 31, 2020 | Tennessean
Tennessee could forfeit $60M in federal food aid for low-income families during coronavirus pandemic
July 15, 2020 | CBS News
July 7, 2020 | Fox 17
Nashville resolution supports communities disproportionately affected by COVID-19
June 25, 2020 | WKRN
Nashville’s Hispanic communities among those most impacted by COVID-19
June 25, 2020 | Fox 17
1-year-old girl dies from COVID-19 a day after being checked into Chattanooga hospital
June 19, 2020 | WKNO
'You Feel Free': TN Dreamers on the DACA Victory
June 18, 2020 | Tennessean
DACA ruling: Thousands of Tennesseans retain legal protection under new Supreme Court decision
June 18, 2020 | News 4
Tennessee organization reacts to Supreme Court ruling on DACA
June 17, 2020 | WPLN
June 11, 2020 | Nashville Post
June 5, 2020 | Memphis Flyer
Tennessee Legislators Advance Two Bills Targeting Refugee Resettlement
June 4, 2020 | Tennessee Lookout
East Tennessee migrant workers at mercy of empolyers
June 4, 2020 | Channel 5
Advocate frustrated as COVID-19 cases soar in the Hispanic Community
May 28, 2020 | The Tennessee Lookout
Lee Administration Ends Practice of Sharing Coronavirus Patient Information With Law Enforcement
May 20, 2020 | Channel 4
Immigrant coalition helps fight COVID-19
May 11, 2020 | WPLN
Immigrant Advocacy Groups Has ‘Deep Concerns’ About Sharing of Coronavirus Testing Data
May 9, 2020 | The Daily Herald
Tennessee, Nashville health official provide names of positive cases to the police
May 7, 2020 | The Tennessee Lookout
TIRRC joins national coalition to protect meatpacking workers
May 7, 2020 | The Tennessee Lookout
COVID-19 spike in heavily immigrant communities tied to fear of ‘Public Charge’
May 3, 2020 | WPLN
Unconventional Ceremonies Give First-Generation Graduates A Chance To Celebrate With Family
April 20, 2020 | Channel 5
COVID-19 takes financial toll on Middle Tennessee immigrants
March 26, 2020 | The Tennessean
February 11, 2020 | Fox 17
Tennessee committee advances bill seeking to halt refugee resettlement
January 3, 2020 | Nashville Scene
Staffer’s Resignation Highlights Concerns About Mayor’s Immigration Policy
2019
June 12, 2019 | Tennessee Tribune
Top City Hall Contenders Play the Plaza Mariachi
June 11, 2019 | WPLN: Nashville Public Radio
Mayor's Race 2019: Candidates, Some More Than Others, Talk Immigration
June 11, 2019 | Nashville Scene
Fifteen Candidates Scrap for Five Countywide Seats On the City Council
June 11, 2019 | Progressive
Tennessee Republican Take Voter Suppression a Step Further
June 11, 2019 | Tennessean
Nashville Mayoral Candidates on immigration policy: Here are the key takeaways
June 13, 2019 | Nashville Scene
The War of Words Between the Sheriff and the Mayor
May 22, 2019 | Channel 5
Groups rally to get Nashville immigrants to the voting booths
May 1, 2019 | Tennessean
Immigrant Rights Groups see possible legal challenge over Tennessee's school Voucher Program
April 10, 2019 | Daily Memphian
Senate Education Panel Gives Nod to Education Savings Accounts
April 10, 2019 | Chalkbeat
April 10, 2019 | Times Free Press
April 7, 2019 | Citizen Tribune
Vigil marks anniversary of Southeastern Provisions raid
April 6, 2019 | New York Magazine
At Famed Civil-Rights Center, Fire destroys a Building, But not a Mission
April 6, 2019 | WATE
Vigil held to mark one-year anniversary of Grainger County Ice Raid
April 4, 2019 | Knox News Sentinal
Bean Station ICE raid: One year, workers still wait to learn fates
April 3, 2019 | Nashville Scene
Griffey's Anti-Immigrant agenda finds little traction in the State House
March 26, 2019 | AP
Bill to ban renting to tenants in US illegally dead for a year
March 18, 2019 | Tennessean
Tennessee lawsuit over refugee against federal government heads to federal appeals court
March 6, 2019 | Fox 17
Tennessee Immigrant & Refugee Rights Coalition protests 'birthright citizenship' bill
March 5, 2019 | Tennessean
Tennessee immigrants speak out on bills to deny welfare benefits, birth certificates
March 5, 2019 | AP
Immigrant group blasts Tennessee bill to limit prenatal care
February 21, 2019 | NBC
Workers detained in massive Tennessee raid sue ICE officers
February 20, 2019 | CNN
ICE berated Latino workers with racial slurs and used excessive force in raid, lawsuit claims
February 19, 2019 | Tennessean
Democrats, immigrant rights group push bills to protect Tennessee cities against sanctuary city ban
February 12, 2019 | FOX 13 Memphis
State democrats working on legislation to address effects of new immigration law
February 8, 2019 | Tennessee News Service
New Legislation Aims to Undo TN "Anti-Sanctuary-Cities" Law
February 7, 2019 | Memphis Flyer
State Lawmakers File Bills to Address 'Anti-Sanctuary City' Law