Fear Grows over Bill that Would Allow Bailiffs to Collaborate with ICE

The bill, driven by Republican legislators, would force bailiffs to work closely with immigration agents, giving them authority to make immigration arrests inside local prisons and even investigate the immigration status of detained persons. Immigration lawyer Silvia Mintz explained that this legislation would train bailiffs to act as ICE agents, which could lead to massive and unjustified arrests. Although not all police forces would be directl…