NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — A Tennessee judge has temporarily blocked the state health department from sharing information about immigrant children enrolled in a medical program with immigration authorities, following a lawsuit filed June 24 by three Nashville physicians on behalf of their patients.
On June 1, 2026, the Tennessee Department of Health sent letters to families of children enrolled in Children’s Special Services, a program that serves children with severe medical conditions who have no other access to care.
The letters stated that families must disenroll from the program or risk having their information reported to immigration authorities…