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Senator proposes bounty to capture people not here legally

  • Senator Jake Hoffman proposed Senate Bill 1111, which would offer a $2,500 bounty to police departments for each deportation they help secure.
  • An Arizona lawmaker proposed Senate Bill 1111, which gives police a $2,500 bounty for every undocumented person deported, drawing attention from various groups.
  • Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs has vowed to veto the bill, emphasizing that it does not support focusing on community safety.
  • Critics argue the bill encourages racial profiling and uses taxpayer dollars to enforce immigration laws, heightening fears among all immigrants.
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Arizona Republicans want to pay police bounties for immigrant deportations • Washington State Standard

GOP Sen. Jake Hoffman speaks on the Senate floor on May 1, 2024. (Photo by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy/Arizona Mirror)Arizona police departments would be incentivized to target people they believe are undocumented under a Republican bid to award them a $2,500 bounty for every arrest that ends in a deportation. The move represents the GOP legislative majority’s latest foray into immigration policy, which has taken on a decidedly hostile tone in the wake…

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Bounty bill would pay cops $2.5K per deported immigrant

Arizona police departments would be incentivized to target people they believe are undocumented under a Republican bid to award them a $2,500 bounty for every arrest that ends in a deportation. The move represents the GOP legislative majority’s latest foray into immigration policy, which has taken on a decidedly hostile tone in the wake of President Donald Trump’s election victory and his stated goal of deporting millions of immigrants. And it…

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Arizona Capitol TimesArizona Capitol Times

Senator proposes bounty to capture people not here legally

State lawmakers voted on Feb. 20 to put a bounty on the capture and deportation of those not here legally. And the plan is to pay those rewards with a fee targeting anyone in the state who is sending money back to a home country or anywhere else outside the United States. Sen. Jake Hoffman, R-Queen Creek Sen. Jake Hoffman, who crafted the measure, said it’s a matter of fairness to legal Arizonans. “There are hundreds of millions of dollars every…

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Arizona MirrorArizona Mirror

Arizona Republicans want to pay police bounties for immigrant deportations

GOP Sen. Jake Hoffman speaks on the Senate floor on May 1, 2024. Photo by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy | Arizona MirrorArizona police departments would be incentivized to target people they believe are undocumented under a Republican bid to award them a $2,500 bounty for every arrest that ends in a deportation.  The move represents the GOP legislative majority’s latest foray into immigration policy, which has taken on a decidedly hostile tone in the wak…

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Arizona lawmakers propose bill paying police $2,500 ‘bounty’ for each deportation

Proposal comes as some states seek stepped-up immigration powers to support Trump deportation agenda

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The Independent broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Thursday, February 20, 2025.
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