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Georgia Senate advances bill tossing out legal immunity for 'sanctuary cities'
The Georgia State Senate passed Republican-backed legislation Thursday that would take away legal protections from local governments, agencies, departments and their employees that don’t follow immigration laws.
Republicans threaten Georgia's sanctuary cities with loss of immunity from lawsuits
After 22-year-old nursing student Laken Riley was killed near the University of Georgia campus last year, Republican lawmakers vowed to avenge her death by hardening immigration policy, which they said would prevent future such deaths.
State Senate passes bills targeting sanctuary cities in Georgia
Danielle Sassoon, the acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, has resigned. Her resignation comes after she was directed to drop corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams.
Georgia Senate Passes Legislation Stripping Immunity from Sanctuary Cities
The state Senate has passed legislation targeting sanctuary cities in Georgia. In 33-18 vote on Thursday, senators voted to approve SB 21. The bill removes immunity from communities that do not comply with federal immigration law. Senate Appropriations Chair Blake Tillery sponsored the bill.
Senate passes bill penalizing officials who support sanctuary cities
Sovereign immunity for Georgia government and elected officials that adopt and back sanctuary cities for illegal immigrants would be removed if a bill passed by the
Georgia Senate targets local governments over immigration enforcement
While no local government has violated state law and refused to cooperate with immigration authorities, SB 21 would give existing laws "teeth" sponsor said.
Georgia Senate passes bill to take lawsuit immunity away from so-called sanctuary cities
Georgia Senate SB 21. opens up 'sanctuary city' government officials, employees to lawsuits crimes by immigrants without full legal status.
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Bill that targets 'sanctuary cities', threatens lawsuits, advances in Georgia Senate
A Georgia Senate committee approved a bill that would allow lawsuits against schools and local governments that don't ...
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What is SB 21 in Georgia?
Republican state lawmakers have gone after so called sanctuary cities in Georgia under a bill passed by the Senate on Thursday. Local governments and their employees would no longer be protected from ...
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Trump administration sues Chicago in latest crackdown on ‘sanctuary’ cities
The first bill he signed of his new administration, named after slain Georgia nursing student ... Heavily Democratic Chicago has been a sanctuary city for decades and has beefed up its laws ...