TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jun 25, 2026

Three doctors from Siloam Health yesterday sued the Tennessee Department of Health over its decision to report the names of critically ill undocumented children to immigration enforcement entities if they remain in the program past June 30. The doctors are represented by the Tennessee Justice Center, the Nashville Banner reports. Later in the day, Davidson County Chancellor Pat Moskal granted a temporary restraining order and set a temporary injunction hearing for July 2. At the beginning of June, the department sent letters to about 400 immigrant families enrolled in the state’s Children’s Special Services program letting them know about the change. The department argues the move is needed to comply with a new state law, now codified in Public Chapter 1106. Advocates for the program called on Gov. Bill Lee to intervene in the issue earlier this week.