An uproar over the murder of college student Laken Riley prompted the Georgia legislature to approve a controversial immigration enforcement bill. Supporters say the law is about public safety ...

employees and law enforcement officers, likewise exposing them to the risk of lawsuits. The measure "just adds teeth to Georgia law," said Sen. Blake Tillery, R-Vidalia, the bill's sponsor.

Georgia Senate Bill 21 removes legal protections for cities/counties that limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. If local governments adopt sanctuary policies (e.g., schools ...

It’s the first bill to advance through ... Named for a 22-year-old University of Georgia nursing student killed last year by a Venezuelan immigrant, the legislation would require U.S. Immigration and ...

(CNN) — Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp on Wednesday signed immigration enforcement ... Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Lee signed a similar bill requiring law enforcement in the state ...

The measure directs federal immigration enforcement to detain and deport ... narrative and to the election results." The bill is named after a Georgia nursing student who was killed last year ...

Top Tennessee Republicans are backing a new bill that would allow for ousting public officials who publish "confidential" ...

The Georgia Senate passed a bill ... law enforcement to house and staff their jails. Tillery dismissed these criticisms. Local jails are already obliged to detain suspects sought by immigration ...