Atlanta – Legislative in the state, who seek to help the president Donald Trump Illegal campaign Migration Local officials who resist lawsuits, fines and even a possible prison time threaten.
The lawmakers in more than 20 states this year presented legislation targeting the so -called sanctuary policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities, according to the Associated Press analysis using Programs tracking plurals.
Some of these states already prohibits resort’s policies, but they are now proposing to punish municipal heads, members of the Council and other government officials who violate the embargo.
“The aim of this is to provide” teeth to those who are subjected to distress by local governments and local officials who do not abide by the Immigration Law in Georgia, “said Republican Senator Blake Tiller Recently, the Senate is now in the House of Representatives.
Opponents raised fears that the legislation could lead the local police and the police to detention for migrants for a longer period than they were supposed to come out of the federal law for fear of prosecuting.
“We aim to implement local law who are doing the best job in the possibility of maintaining the safety of our societies,” said Senator Nikki Merrit, a democratic, a democrat.
The state’s proposals come when the Trump administration also started Taking legal measures against governments Which has adopted policies that prevent arrests and deportation by the United States immigration and customs benefit. The Ministry of Justice filed a lawsuit against Illinois, Chicago and Cook Province, claiming that it violates federal law by not cooperating with the immigration authorities.
A Georgia Law Last year, local law enforcement is already imposed cooperation with the federal authorities to identify and detention immigrants in the United States illegally, or to lose state financing and confront misdemeanor charge. The legislation approved by the Senate in the state recently is doubled by allowing people to prosecute governments, officials and local employees to violate the ban.
Georgia’s immigrants and defenders say that legislation, if approved, can already be afraid of concerns from Ice officials who have arrested their loved ones in homes, churches or schools.
“All of this is related to the Donald Trump war against immigrants and locals who are trying to get preference with him through legislation that does not solve any problems,” said Charles Cook, a migration lawyer in Atlanta who opposes legislation.
Mike Mitchell, Deputy Executive Director of the Georgia Mayor Association, said that the organization has a “neutral” position in the draft law, but they indicated that the police chiefs are already following the Immigration Law.
Louisiana issued a law last year asking law enforcement agencies to “use the best efforts” to impose the Federal Immigration Law. Earlier this month, Louisiana Les Morel’s public prosecutor filed a lawsuit against an honorable office in New Orleans, claiming that it violates the state’s ban on the policies of the migration of the sanctuary.
The Sherif Aurelianz office rejects ice requests to keep an additional time unless they face a murder, rape, kidnapping, betrayal, or theft of theft, according to the 2013 policy that was placed according to the approval ruling in the Federal Court. The prosecutor’s lawsuit seeks to end the Federal Court order.
Sharif’s office also restricts the information that it shares with ICE and prevents federal immigration agents from entering his facilities without the court’s permission or conducting interviews with the detainees without a legal advisor.
“It is still in full compliance with all the laws of the applicable states and the orders of the good court related to the ICE detention.”
The anti -recovery procedure was the first element in the law by Republican Governor Larry Rudin from South Dakota after assuming the former governor Christie Nom, who was chosen by Trump to be Minister of Internal Security. The law prohibits governmental and local policies that limit communication with federal officials about the state of people’s migration, however it does not contain any penalties.
Other countries have gone further. A Eclipse immigration law The signed recently by Florida Governor Ron Desantis requires the Public Prosecutor to take legal action against local governments that adopt policies that refuse to comply with federal requests for illegally detention immigrants in the country. Local officials who violate these resort policies deliberately face fines of up to $ 5,000.
Tennessee’s law already denies the state’s economic development funds for local governments that violate a ban on resort’s policies. A The law was recently signed by the governor of the state, Bill Lee This is strengthened by subjecting local officials who vote in favor of these policies to a felony he is punishable by imprisonment for up to six years. Legislative lawyers said that such sanctions could be unconstitutional due to the protection that was granted elected officials while carrying out their duties.
The legislation approved by the Wyoming House and is now pending the Senate will not only prevent local governments from adopting immigration sanctuary policies, but also preventing citizens from proposing them through initiative appeals. The scale contains severe slope penalties. The ruler can block state funds from provinces, cities and towns that adopt such policies. Local officials who refuse to cooperate with federal immigration authorities may face a felony punishable by imprisonment from 5 to 10 years and a fine of up to $ 20,000.
Republican MP Joel Johnsmos acknowledged that there are no judicial states in Wyoming, but he told his colleagues during a committee hearing that he is sparing legislation as a preventive measure.
“When I look at other countries, this is a problem,” said Guggenmos.
The legislators in New Hampshire have developed two separate projects targeting resort’s policies. The Senate version would allow the state prosecutor to prosecute local governments that prohibit the enforcement of federal immigration laws and the request for fines equal to 25 % of the state financing. The domestic version is deleted, but it includes more detailed directives for local governments to cooperate with federal immigration authorities.
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Lipp of Jefferson City, Missouri. The Associated Press Jack Brook from New Orleans.
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