When Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed SB 392 into law in May 2025, it criminalized the act of concealing, harboring, or shielding undocumented immigrants for financial gain. In fact, it labeled these actions as human trafficking, a felony charge. The law is meant to go into effect on 1 July; however, a lawsuit claims it is unconstitutional. The Southeastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church—a group of church officials based in Tennessee—is challenging this law, having filed a suit against the state’s district attorneys general. Joined by a Nashville landlord who shares a home with his son-in-law, an unidentified Mexican immigrant seeking…