Mississippi bill would pay bounty hunters to catch undocumented immigrants
- The Mississippi Illegal Alien Certified Bounty Hunter Program allows certified bounty hunters to identify and report undocumented immigrants, as announced by District Attorney Matthew Barton.
- The bill offers a $1000 reward for each successful deportation, funded by the General Assembly, according to the District Attorney's office.
- Immigrant lawyers warn that the bill could lead to racial profiling and intimidation of immigrant communities, as stated by the ACLU of Mississippi.
- The bill imposes severe penalties for trespassing and seeks to revoke various rights for undocumented immigrants, as outlined in the proposed legislation.
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Mississippi House of Representatives presented a project aimed at paying bounty hunters to help capture immigrants
In the south of the USA, the authorities introduced a reward — 1 thousand dollars for the capture of an illegal migrant: EADaily
EADaily, January 25th, 2025. In the US state of Mississippi, a "Certified Bounty Hunter Program" was proposed, according to which detectives would be officially registered and receive $ 1 thousand for each successful deportation of an illegal immigrant. This was announced on January 24 by the office of the prosecutor of the District of Desoto Matthew Barton.
Immigrant Bounty Hunter Bill Unlikely to Pass, Experts Say
Mississippi lawmakers could put a price on the heads of undocumented migrants and authorize certified bounty hunters to locate and detain them under a new proposal in the Legislature. But immigration attorneys, advocacy groups and community leaders tell the Mississippi Free Press that the bill is unlikely to become law. The post Mississippi Bounty Hunter Bill to Go After Undocumented Immigrants Faces Legal and Political Hurdles, Experts Say appe…
Mississippi bill would pay bounty hunters to aid deportation effort
A new bill in Mississippi could turn bounty hunters into paid agents assisting government officials with deporting immigrants living in the country illegally. Announced on Wednesday, Jan. 22, House Bill 1484 offers bounty hunters $1,000 for each person they help remove from the state. The Migration Policy Institute estimates at least 25,000 immigrants live in the state illegally. Mississippi's population stands at just under 3 million. Building …
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