Alabama lawmakers are set to return to the Statehouse on Feb. 4 and will consider House Bill 3, a bill similar to the 'Laken Riley Act' in Washington, D.C. The bill would strengthen sentences for crimes committed by illegal immigrants. Rep. Chip Brown, the bill's sponsor, argues that there hasn't been enough effort to hold illegal immigrants accountable for crimes.
Congress is on track to pass the"Laken Riley Act," and Alabama lawmakers are considering following suit with a similar bill.) - Alabama lawmakers are set to return to the Statehouse on Feb. 4, and more than 120 bills have been prefiled ahead of the session.
House Bill 3, a bill similar to that of the “Laken Riley Act” in Washington, D.C. is among those filed. The bill would strengthen sentences for crimes committed by illegal immigrants. “That’s a way of essentially adding some teeth to our laws regarding illegal immigration without actually getting into the border enforcement side of things,” said Rep. Chip Brown, the bill’s sponsor.
Brown said there has not been enough effort to hold illegal immigrants accountable for crimes, saying, “They wouldn’t actually be punished. They’d just be let go.” recent case out of Elmore County where a man in the U.S. allegedly tried to kidnap a girl at a local businessAlabama congressman signs onto Gulf of Mexico name-change legislationAlabama Attorney General Steve Marshall rules out run for governor in 2026
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