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Pedro Camacho

Tennessee Judge Blocks Plan to Share Disabled Immigrant Children's Data With ICE

An ICE officer's badge (Credit: Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

A Tennessee judge has temporarily blocked the state from sharing the personal information of hundreds of seriously ill and disabled immigrant children with a state immigration enforcement agency, halting a policy that physicians and advocates say could deter families from seeking lifesaving medical care.

The temporary restraining order, first reported by The Tennessean, came the same day a group of physicians sued to stop the policy from taking effect. A hearing is scheduled for July 2.

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