Georgia Governor Brian Kemp (R) signed a bill Wednesday that requires local law enforcement officials to: Cooperate with federal immigration authorities and requires prisons to check inmates’ immigration status.
House Bill 1105The group, sponsored by Georgia Rep. Jesse Petrea (R), is calling on the Department of Corrections to honor Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s detention requests for individuals detained on suspicion of illegally entering the country.
Local law enforcement agencies that refuse to cooperate with ICE authorities could lose state funding under the new law.
In addition, the Secretary of Corrections must share on the department’s public website “reports of aggregate data regarding the immigration status, crimes, and home countries of inmates who are not U.S. citizens and are confined under the authority of the department.” The person to whom the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the Immigration Detention Notice. ”
The bill also prohibits local governments in the state from enacting “sanctuary policies.” This is defined as a regulation that prohibits local officials from “complying with immigration detainer notices or communicating or cooperating with federal or local law enforcement officials regarding the reporting of immigration status information.” ”
Most of the bill’s provisions will take effect immediately.
signed by kemp Another bill, Senate Bill 63, requires cash bail for 30 additional crimes. There is also a restriction on individuals or entities issuing cash bonds more than three times in a year. The bill will go into effect on July 1st.
On Wednesday, Kemp said HB 1105 “became one of our top priorities following the senseless death of Laken Riley at the hands of an illegal alien who had already been arrested after crossing the border.” said. Associated Press report.
Earlier this year, José Antonio Ibarra, a 26-year-old Venezuelan national living in the country illegally, was charged with the kidnapping and murder of Laken Riley, a 22-year-old nursing student at the University of Georgia.
“If you enter our country illegally and continue to commit additional crimes in our communities, we will not allow your crimes to go unchecked,” Kemp added.
Georgia Lieutenant Governor Bert Jones (Republican) said Signing SB63 “will support law enforcement officers in their mission to protect national security and ensure that criminal offenders are prosecuted to the fullest extent possible.”
“We will not allow criminals to roam our streets freely. These bills continue our efforts to keep Georgians safe,” he said. said.
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