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Mexican gov't monitors TN child custody case Nashville (AP) -- The Mexican government has hired a lawyer to monitor a child-custody battle in Tennessee involving a severely brain-damaged girl. The child, 4-year-old Alessandra Villalobos, is also at the center of a medical malpractice lawsuit that is seeking millions of dollars for her care. The girl's mother, Ingrid Diaz, is a Mexican national from San Pedro Pochutla, a city on the southwest coast of Mexico in the state of Oaxaca. Diaz is in the country illegally, but her daughter is an American citizen who was born in Nashville. The Associated Press

Suspected illegal kills TN cop in highway crash Lebanon, TN -- A Lebanon police officer died Saturday night in a motorcycle crash. Both the driver of that car, Jose Chavez, and his passenger, Barrea Montes are in the... SCOTUS ruling scuttles TN cases The federal prosecutor for Middle Tennessee is reviewing 12 pending identity theft cases - some involving suspected illegal workers - in light of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last week.... TN bill restricting college access killed in committee Nashville -- Legislation that would require Tennessee's public colleges and universities to more carefully screen out illegal immigrants is dead for the session. The House Higher Education Subcommittee today delayed...

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TN attorney general targets notary scams

Nashville (AP) -- The Tennessee Attorney General has filed three settlements and two lawsuits against companies for using misleading advertisements aimed at Hispanic immigrants. The state said in a recent announcement that these companies and individuals calling themselves 'notarios publicos'...
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TN GOP places issue on back burner

Republicans had high hopes for changing Tennessee's immigration laws after sweeping into power last fall. But as the economy worsened and the session wore on, they've have had to change their focus. Kingsport Republican Rep. Tony Shipley and Murfreesboro Republican...
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TN custody case complicated by mother's status

Nashville (AP) -- At 4 years old, Alessandra Villalobos spends nearly all of her time confined to a bed. She is severely brain-damaged, can neither walk nor talk and is at the center of a medical malpractice lawsuit and a...
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TN bill restricting languages on license tests fails in committee

Nashville, TN (AP) -- A proposal to limit written driver's license tests in Tennessee to English and four other languages failed in a House subcommittee Tuesday. The measure sponsored by Republican Rep. Joe Carr of Lascassas would have limited the...
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TN sheriff hails 287(g) program as a success

Nashville -- The Davidson County Sheriff's Office called a controversial immigration program a success. Sheriff Daron Hall said since the program started 2 years ago, there had been a big drop in the number of immigrant arrests. 'I don't think...
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Illegal Alien Indicted In Murder Of AL Waitress

An illegal immigrant working maintenance at a West Knoxville motel has been indicted on charges he broke into a guest's room, raped and killed her, and dumped her body into the Clinch River in September of 2009. A Knox County...
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Illegal charged with rape, murder of TN waitress

Knoxville, TN -- An illegal immigrant working maintenance at a West Knoxville motel has been indicted on charges he broke into a guest's room, raped and killed her, and dumped her body into the Clinch River in September of 2009....
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Border Patrol recruiting even draws hundreds in TN

While corporate America is rapidly shedding jobs during the recession, government is bucking the trend, including the U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The federal agency that seizes shipments of illegal drugs and stops migrants from unlawfully entering the country is...
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