Tennessee's Republican-dominant Statehouse is on track to become the latest state to adopt immigration enforcement policies designed to assist President Donald Trump's plan to suppress illegal immigration and carry out one of the largest mass deportation efforts in U.

Tennessee Republicans plan to use the special legislative session beginning Monday to push new laws that complement President Trump's hard-line immigration policies.Why it matters: The special session allows lawmakers to fast-track approval for a sprawling Trump-inspired immigration bill introduced on Jan.

The veto pledge capped a dramatic few days in which Republican legislators publicly criticized Gov. Ron DeSantis and portrayed themselves as truer allies of President Trump.