February 12, 2024
A Tennessee federal court on Monday approved a settlement requiring Tennessee's Department of Children's Services to ensure undocumented children in its care can timely pursue legal status, resolving allegations the department irresponsibly let children age out of a special pathway to citizenship.
July 25, 2023
Several undocumented children and their advocates have accused the Tennessee Department of Children's Services of failing to help them pursue legal status, saying the agency allows vulnerable children in its care to age out of a special pathway to citizenship.