Georgia Governor Brian Kemp (R) signed a series of bills Wednesday, including the Georgia Criminal Alien Tracking and Reporting Act.
Kemp signed the Georgia Criminal Alien Tracking and Reporting Act (House Bill 1105), officials said. The law would require police and security services to identify illegal aliens who commit crimes and detain them for deportation by federal immigration authorities. report By WXIA-TV.
The bill gained momentum following the death of Laken Riley, a 22-year-old nursing student who died while jogging on the University of Georgia campus. Notably, the murder suspect in Riley’s case is Jose Ibarra, a 26-year-old from Venezuela who is not a U.S. citizen.
“People who thought sanctuary cities were a good idea, they’re not,” Kemp said after signing the bill. “People have to come into the country legally. We support legal immigration, but when illegal immigrants commit a crime, commit multiple crimes, and especially kill someone, we support legal immigration. is not going to support that.”
Georgia Sen. John Albers (R) explained that the bill is not about immigration, but about public safety. This is about something else, a criminal who turns out to be an illegal alien. ”
Kemp also reportedly signed Senate Bill 37, which requires peace officer certification to apply for sheriff or jailer positions in Georgia. The governor also signed Senate Bill 63, which requires cash bail for 30 additional crimes.
Additionally, Georgia’s governor signed Senate Bill 159 and House Bill 1193, increasing penalties for those providing contraband to inmates and requiring certain vehicles, including tow trucks and other emergency vehicles, to The installation of flashing or rotating orange lights has been made mandatory.
Kemp also signed House Bill 451, also known as the Ashley Wilson Act. This bill would provide insurance coverage to help first responders manage work-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Ashley Wilson, a Gwinnett County police officer who witnessed her partner, Officer Antwan Toney, being shot and killed in the line of duty in 2018, is reportedly dealing with her own PTSD and has advocated for the bill. Ta.
Senate Bill 421, also known as swatting, increases penalties for falsely reporting a shooting or bomb threat to a residence, which Kemp also signed on Wednesday.
The governor also signed Senate Bill 10, which cracks down on drag racing, and House Bill 130, which seeks to provide student loan assistance for full-time peace officers.
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