Tennessee’s GOP leads the fight to deny public education to children without documents
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FILE - Micelle Beltran cries after a bill that would deny illegal immigrants access to education passed in a House Education Committee hearing in Nashville, Tenn., March 26, 2025. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)
FILE - Gisselle Huerta, left, yells against a bill that would allow public and charter schools to deny immigrant students from enrolling during a House meeting of the Education K-12 subcommittee, in Nashville, Tenn., March 11, 2025. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)
FILE - Justin Wilkins, center, holds a Bible as he yells at lawmakers as a bill that would deny illegal immigrants access to education is passed in a House Education Committee hearing, in Nashville, Tenn., March 26, 2025. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)
FILE - A woman embraces her child outside a House hearing room during protests against a bill that would allow public and charter schools to deny immigrant students from enrolling for classes in Nashville, Tenn., March 11, 2025. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)
FILE - Dennis Ramos, center, leads a protest outside a House hearing room against a bill that would allow public and charter schools to deny immigrant students from enrolling in classes in Nashville, Tenn., March 11, 2025. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
FILE - Rev. Eric Mayle, center, yells at lawmakers as a bill that would deny illegal immigrants access to education is passed in a House Education Committee hearing in Nashville, Tenn., March 26, 2025. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)
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FILE - Micelle Beltran cries after a bill that would deny illegal immigrants access to education passed in a House Education Committee hearing in Nashville, Tenn., March 26, 2025. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)
