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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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The US state of Mississippi wants to pay bounty hunters to combat illegal immigration. The initiative is intended to speed up deportations.
·Berlin, Germany
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Mississippi House of Representatives presented a project aimed at paying bounty hunters to help capture immigrants
·Los Angeles, United States
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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.
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Total News Sources39
Leaning Left7Leaning Right11Center11Last UpdatedBias Distribution38% Center, 38% Right
Bias Distribution
- 38% of the sources are Center, 38% of the sources lean Right
38% Right
L 24%
C 38%
R 38%
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