Immigration Law Section

This section provides members the opportunity to exchange information with other immigration law practitioners and provides a newsletter to members on both federal and State immigration laws. It also provides annual CLE programming on immigration law.

Immigration Law Leadership

Chair
Terry Olsen
Olsen Law Firm
535 Chestnut Street, Suite 160
Chattanooga, TN 37402
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tolsen@tlolaw.com
(423)648-9390
Immediate Past Chair
Elaine Witty
Witty Law Group, PLLC
6000 Poplar Avenue, Suite 250
Memphis, TN 38119
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info@wittylaw.com
(901)692-5732
Vice-Chair
Bruce Buchanan
Siskind Susser P.C.
2300 21st. Ave. South, Suite 201
Nashville, TN 37212
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bbuchanan@visalaw.com
(615)345-0266

Immigration Law News

State Election Officials to Review Arizona Ruling

By Stacey Shrader ... on Tue, 06/18/2013 - 4:04pm

Tennessee election officials say they plan to review yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling that Arizona’s voter identification requirement is inconsistent with federal law, the Associated Press reports. Two years ago, Tennessee enacted legislation that allows election officials to purge noncitizen residents from election rolls. Under the law, anyone listed as a noncitizen has 30 days to present proof of citizenship or be removed from the rolls. A spokesperson for the Secretary of State says election officials will review the ruling to see if it affects Tennessee law. The Memphis Daily News has the story.

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Obama, Business Leaders Support Immigration Reform

By Stacey Shrader ... on Mon, 06/17/2013 - 4:28pm

Immigration legislation making its way through the U.S. Senate gained the support of Tennessee business leaders last week. The Tennessean reports that representatives from the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation, Associated Builders and Contractors Inc. of Tennessee, the Nashville Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and others announced support for the plan, which also was endorsed by President Obama last week. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he hopes to have a vote on the bill by July 4.

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