'Kids will die': Tennessee orders parents to disenroll critically ill children or risk immigration reporting
Tennessee requires parents of critically ill children to disenroll from a health program or risk immigration reporting, affecting 400 immigrant children in the state. The Children's Special Services program, which provides life-saving care for low-income children with severe disabilities, is targeted under a new law requiring immigration verification for public benefits.
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