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A bill that would require nearby jail guards to assess individuals ‘ immigration status and collaborate with national immigration officials may receive final approval on Thursday from the Georgian government.
House Bill 1105, which had Republican support, was approved by the House, which passed by a vote of 99 to 75. It now goes to the government for his name. The position Senate recently approved it.
Local law enforcement organizations who fail to cooperate with immigration officials may run the risk of losing position funding as a result of the legislation. Additionally, regional officials had face criminal charges.
After police claimed a Venezuelan man assaulted a medical student on the University of Georgia college, the initiative gained momentum.
Jose Ibarra was detained past month on suspicion of murder and rape in the death of Laken Riley, a 22-year-old man. Ibarra, 26, was deported to the United States in 2022, according to immigration government. He has applied for prison, but it’s not clear.
Democrats feared that it would turn neighborhood law enforcement into recruitment officers, causing neighborhoods to be less eager to cooperate with and report crimes. Additionally, they cited research that showed that immigrants are less likely to commit crimes than Americans who were born here.
House Republican Jesse Petrea stated on the floor on Thursday that the bill simply requires law enforcement to collaborate with immigration officers when someone has a crime committed and is in the state illegally.
” I do n’t believe anyone in law enforcement believes that’s too much to ask”, he said.
