Washington, June 17 -- Congressman Steve Cohen issued the following press release:
Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today wrote to Governor Bill Lee urging him to reverse a directive for the Tennessee Department of Health to report immigrant parents and their children who are on the Department's Children's Special Services (CSS) Program beyond June 30 to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for deportation.
The letter reads in part:
"As you're aware, the CSS was established in the 1930s and provides comprehensive medical care for children from birth to 21 years old with physical disabilities, such as Cerebral Palsy, Cystic Fibrosis, Sickle Cell Anemia, and are in wheelchairs on oxygen support. In other words, these children are s...