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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jan 8, 2026

State Rep. Gabby Salinas, D-Memphis, has introduced legislation to allow people to shelter from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in schools and churches. HB1482 would bar ICE personnel from all pre-K through 12 school grounds and all religious institution properties without first providing notice. Last year, the Department of Homeland Security said it was ending Biden-era restrictions on ICE and Border Patrol activities near churches, schools and other “sensitive” areas. Salinas says she is filing the bill now in response to a fatal shooting this week in Minneapolis by an ICE officer. The Daily Memphian has more.