A bill introduced in the Missouri Senate would give residents a $1,000 payout for reporting migrants who entered the country illegally. The proposal is one of at least seven bills introduced in the state’s legislature to focus on immigration, all sponsored by Republican legislators. Sen.-elect David Gregory proposed the legislation, which would create an online portal for people to make reports to the State Highway Patrol and be eligible for the payout.

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Missouri bill proposes new penalties for undocumented immigrants, bounty program

Residents signed up to the program could be paid $1,000 for reporting undocumented migrants to authorities.

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Missouri floats program to deputize citizens as migrant bounty hunters

A Missouri bill would create a program where residents would receive $1,000 for reporting illegal immigrants who are arrested by trained bounty hunters or law enforcement.
Senate Bill 72, pre-filed by Senator-elect David Gregory on Dec. 1, is an example of states seeking solutions to illegal immigration, an issue that helped propel President-elect Donald Trump to a second presidential term.
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Bounty Hunter Bill Targeting Illegal Immigrants Proposed in Missouri

A proposed bounty hunter program in Missouri would pay residents $1,000 per person to catch illegal immigrants in the state, according to reports.Senate Bill 72, which was pre-filed in the Missouri Legislature this week, calls for creating a system where violations can be reported through a telephone hotline, email and online reporting portal, according to a summary of the bill.“Any person who makes a report in which an illegal alien is arrested…

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'Un-American': Expert blasts bill seeking to pay residents $1K to catch illegal immigrants

Individuals who report cases leading to an arrest would be eligible for a $1,000 reward.

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Missouri state Senator-elect David Gregory (R) pre-filed a bill on Tuesday that, if enacted, would award $1,000 to individuals who turn in illegal aliens.Senate Bill 72 would create a state-level crime of trespass by an illegal alien, which stipulates that an individual is guilty of the offense if h...

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Lawmaker Touts Bill on $1K Bounty to Report Illegals: ‘Gift Wrapped And Ready For Deportation’

(NewsNation) — A bill introduced in the Missouri Senate would give residents a $1,000 payout for reporting migrants who entered the country illegally. The proposal is one of at least seven bills introduced in the state's legislature to focus on immigration, all sponsored by Republican legislators. Sen.-elect David Gregory proposed the legislation, which would create an online portal for people to make reports to the State Highway Patrol and be e…

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Missouri lawmaker proposes bounty system to report migrants

It is not clear whether the courts would allow for a state role in immigration enforcement.

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Missouri lawmaker wants to put a bounty on migrants in country illegally

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The legislation would create the “Missouri Illegal Alien Certified Bounty Hunter Program,” which would certify anyone licensed as a bail bond agent to be a bounty hunter to search for and detain illegal immigrants.

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