TN lawmaker proposes sending illegal migrants accused of minor crimes to sanctuary cities instead of deporting

A Tennessee state lawmaker proposed sending illegal migrants accused of minor crimes to sanctuary cities rather than deporting them.

Warner told Fox 17 that sending migrants to a sanctuary city could cost the state less than deporting them to their home countries, even if the federal government would eventually take on the deportation costs.

"It seeks to make Tennessee safer. It seeks to make the federal government, you know hold their feet to the fire and enforce immigration law and it seeks the state to recoup some costs back out of it," he said.