A bill that would involve local jailers to test the immigration status of individuals and collaborate with federal immigration officers was given last approval by Georgia’s government on Thursday.
House Bill 1105, which had Republican support, was approved by the House, which passed by a vote of 99-75 to allow the government to sign it. The position Senate recently approved it.
Local law enforcement organizations would run the risk of losing state funding if they did n’t cooperate with immigration officials, according to the legislation. Misdemeanor fees may also be brought against local authorities.
After police claimed a Cuban man of beating a medical student to death on the University of Georgia school, the initiative gained momentum.
In connection with Laken Riley’s death, 22-year-old Jose Ibarra was detained past month on suspicion of murder and rape. Ibarra, 26, was deported to the United States in 2022, according to immigration government. Is it still questionable whether he has sought asylum.
Democrats expressed concern that it would turn neighborhood law enforcement into immigrant officers, causing neighborhoods to be less eager to cooperate with them when reporting crimes. Additionally, they cited research that showed refugees are less likely than native-born Americans to commit crimes.
House Republican Jesse Petrea asserted on Thursday that the bill simply requires law enforcement to collaborate with immigration officers when they are in the country illegally and have committed crimes.
” I do n’t believe anyone in law enforcement believes that’s too much to ask”, he said.
