Mississippi Representative Introduces Legislation Offering $1,000 Rewards for Each Deportation Assisted. The Bill Proposes a 'Mississippi Illegal Alien Certified Bounty Hunter Program' to Track and Deport Undocumented Immigrants. It also includes provisions to permanently bar undocumented immigrants from voting, driving, applying for public benefits, or becoming legal residents of Mississippi.
FILE - Migrants seeking asylum rest as they wait to be processed after crossing the border Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in San Diego, Calif. A Mississippi state representative introduced legislation that would pay bounty hunters to help the state find and deport people who have entered the U.S. illegally.
House Bill 1484 would allow the state to create what has been dubbed the "Mississippi Illegal Alien Certified Bounty Hunter Program" as a way to track down undocumented immigrants.
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