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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.

Georgia Senate bill removes lawsuit protections for officials on immigration law

GA Senate bill could expose local officials to lawsuits over immigration enforcement, despite no known violations of state law.

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Republicans threaten Georgia's sanctuary cities with loss of immunity from lawsuits

Republican state lawmakers say if local governments try to protect immigrants with “sanctuary” policies, the state should strip them of their immunity to being sued. The Georgia Senate approved Senate Bill 21 in a 33-18 vote Thursday,

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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 Recorder · 2d

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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Protests planned across Georgia this week. Where are they? Here's what to know

The 50501 Movement will have 50 protests across 50 capitals on Wednesday. There are multiple scheduled this week around ...

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Long Branch fugitive wanted in 2024 murder found in Georgia

Raheem D. Montes, 25, was arrested in Clayton County, Georgia by local authorities, according to the prosecutor. He is ...

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Local governments could be sued if they don’t follow immigration laws, new bill proposes

The murder of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley by an illegal immigrant sparked a national debate over federal immigration ...

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Georgia municipalities not enforcing immigration could have sovereign immunity waived

Some Georgia lawmakers are pushing to penalize local governments that fail to cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.

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