Mississippi Law Directs State Police to Compile Undocumented Immigrant List
The law requires state police to collect names, addresses and criminal histories as advocates warn it could aid deportation efforts.
- On Wednesday, Mississippi's Department of Public Safety will begin compiling a list of immigrants living in the state illegally, collecting names, addresses, country of origin, and criminal history over two years.
- Republican state Sen. Angela Hill, the bill's sponsor, argued states must understand the 'magnitude of the problem' to assist federal efforts, contributing to a national trend of more than 100 immigration-related laws enacted this year.
- Mississippi has fewer than 28,000 immigrants residing without legal status, amounting to less than 1% of its population, according to the American Immigration Council; advocates warn the database invites profiling and erodes trust between police and communities.
- Efrén Olivares, vice president of litigation at the National Immigration Law Center, called the tracking effort 'practically unworkable,' noting people shift between legal statuses; he warned it is 'eerily reminiscent of other countries that have created lists of certain groups.'
- The measure mirrors a 2021 executive order by Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis directing the state to identify individuals transported from the border, though that Florida agency did not provide results, highlighting operational uncertainty.
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Los Angeles TimesUna ley podría crear una lista de migrantes sin autorización en Mississippi y alarma a defensores
Una nueva ley de Mississippi autorizará a la principal agencia de seguridad pública del estado a elaborar una lista de todos los inmigrantes que viven en el estado sin permiso
A new law could create a list of immigrants illegally living in Missis
A new Mississippi law will authorize the state’s top law enforcement agency to compile a list of all immigrants illegally living in the state. What’s to be done with that information is a bit open-ended. But the law set to take effect Wednesday is sparking alarm among immigrant advocates, who fear it could become a new tactic to target immigrants in conjunction with President Donald Trump’s plan to deport millions of people lacking legal approva…
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A new law could create a list of immigrants illegally living in Mississippi. Advocates are alarmed
A new Mississippi law authorizes the state's top law enforcement agency to compile a list of immigrants illegally living in the state.
Civil organizations warn that the bill can facilitate profiling and weaken trust between migrant communities and authorities in Mississippi. By David A. Lieb A new Mississippi law will authorize the state's leading public security agency to draw up a list of all immigrants living in the state without a residence permit. What will be done with that information is a little in the air.
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