Laconia City Council rejects proposal to allow police to work with ICE

Laconia City Council rejects proposal to allow police to work with ICE

City leaders in Laconia have shot down a proposal to have the city's police department be involved with Immigration and Customs Enforcement cases.

Alabama lawmakers advance local 'Laken Riley' bill that deputizes police to enforce immigration law

Alabama lawmakers advanced legislation that would allow local law enforcement to enforce immigration law.

Critics Decry Alabama Bill Allowing Law Enforcement to Check Immigration Status Under 'Reasonable Suspicion': 'They Do Not See Us as Humans'

Alabama lawmakers have advanced a bill that would allow police officers to verify a person's immigration status if they have "reasonable suspicion" that the individual is in the country unlawfully.

Alabama lawmakers advance immigration bill expanding law enforcement powers

Alabama lawmakers are preparing to vote on a bill that would give law enforcement more authority to check a person's immigration status and prosecute individuals suspected of bringing undocumented immigrants across state lines.

House committee advances a bill criminalizing transporting undocumented immigrants

SB53, sponsored by Sen. Wes Kitchens, R-Arab, proposes a new criminal offense for human smuggling, prompting opposition at a House Judiciary Committee hearing last week. The bill, which has already passed the Senate, carries a potential prison sentence of one year and one day to ten years. During the public hearing, immigrant rights organizations, such as the Alabama Coalition of Immigrant Justice, voiced strong opposition, arguing that the bill…

Alabama House committee approves bill targeting immigrants

The Hernandez Family joins a protest against anti immigration bills now proposed before Congress in Birmingham, Alabama,, on Saturday February 22, 2025. An Alabama House committee Wednesday approved legislation targeting immigrants. (Andi Rice for Alabama Reflector)The House Judiciary Committee Wednesday  approved legislation that requires law enforcement to verify people’s immigration status during a stop if they have “reasonable suspicion” the…