Alabama House passes bill allowing local police to enforce immigration laws

Alabama House passes bill allowing local police to enforce immigration laws

Rep. Ernie Yarbrough, R-Trinity, speaking to a colleague on the floor of the Alabama House of Representatives on Jan. 21, 2026, in the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Alabama. The House Tuesday approved a bill sponsored by Yarbrough to allow local law enforcement agencies to enforce federal immigration laws, but it's not clear how the proposal differs from an existing federal program that does that. (Anna Barrett/Alabama Reflector)A bill that …