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Georgia lawmakers advance bills targeting immigrant-friendly policies
ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia Senate on Thursday pushed through bills aimed at forcing local governments to help deport immigrants instead of sheltering them, part of a continuing political response to the killing of a nursing student on the University of Georgia campus allegedly by a Venezuelan...
Democratic senators push bill focusing on local detainment of immigrants linked to violent crime
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill from a group of Democratic and independent senators would let the federal government request a court order that local authorities hold immigrants with or without permanent legal status who are charged with or convicted of violent crimes until they can be transferred to...
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents roll out body cameras to agents in five cities
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in five cities will start wearing body-worn cameras as they interact with the public under a new policy announced Wednesday. Acting ICE Director Patrick J. Lechleitner said the agency has 1,600 body-worn cameras that...
Georgia House passes bill requiring jailers to identify and hold immigrants after student's killing
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia House Republicans are backing a bill that would require every eligible police and sheriff’s department to help identify undocumented immigrants and detain them for possible deportation. The House voted 97-74 on Thursday for House Bill 1105 after police...
Georgia Republicans seek new laws to crack down on immigrants after nursing student killed
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia House Republicans are pushing to require every eligible police and sheriff's department to help identify undocumented immigrants, arrest them and detain them for deportation. The proposal advanced through the state House Public Safety and Homeland Security...
NYC Mayor Eric Adams calls for expanded cooperation between police and immigration authorities
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams called Tuesday for expanded cooperation between local police and federal immigration authorities, attacking the current city policies limiting such communication as detrimental to public safety. The comments marked the mayor’s...
