FILE: GA: GOV SIGNS IMMIGRATION POLICING BILL
<p>GA/Governor signs immigration policing bill pushed following college student's death</p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p>From CNN’s Rafael Romo and Shawn Nottingham</p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Georgia Governor Brian Kemp (R) signed new immigration enforcement legislation into law Thursday that would require local and state law enforcement to verify the immigration status of those arrested in Georgia.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p>HB 1105 is one of several measures that have been approved recently or are being considered in Georgia, Tennessee, and Florida that would require local and state law enforcement to verify the immigration status of those over the age of 18 who have been arrested, are in detention, or, as in the case of Georgia, an “officer has probable cause to believe” have committed a crime.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p>At the bill signing Kemp said the legislation, “became one of our top priorities following the senseless death of Laken Riley.”</p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p>An undocumented Venezuelan migrant, Jose Ibarra, is charged with murdering Riley- a 22-year-old nursing student found dead along a trail on the University of Georgia campus.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Latino organizations told CNN they're concerned this may lead to racial profiling and cases where US citizens are mistaken for undocumented immigrants solely because of the color of their skin or their accent.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Pedro Marín, the longest-serving Latino member of the Georgia House of Representatives, expressed similar concerns while legislators debated passage of the bill, saying on February 29 that…</p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p>“Since taking office in 2003, I have witnessed again, and again ambitious representatives and senators pursue fear as a strategy to attain and maintain elected office. But our community cannot and should not be collectively punished for the horrific actions of one.”</p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Proponents of the legislation call it a public safety bill. “If you enter our country illegally and proceed to commit further crimes in our communities, we will not allow your crimes to go unanswered,” Kemp said. </p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p>In March, the Tennessee Legislature has passed a similar bill requiring law enforcement in the state to inform federal officials the immigration status of a person in their custody. The bill also would require cooperation to detain and remove undocumented immigrants in the country. Governor Bill Lee is expected to sign it into law soon.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Also in March, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed three new bills targeting undocumented migrants, including HB 1589, increasing the maximum sentence for people driving illegally without a license, SB 1036 which enhances penalties for a crime committed by individual who returns to country after deportation, and HB 1451 saying Florida will not recognize identifications issued to undocumented migrants.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p>“Our prayers remain with them as they mourn the loss of their daughter, and we are proud to sign this bill in her honor,” Kemp said of Riley and her family at the signing.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--SUPERS</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--VIDEO SHOWS</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--LEAD IN</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--VO SCRIPT</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--SOT</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--TAG</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>-----END-----CNN.SCRIPT-----</b></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--KEYWORD TAGS--</b></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--MUSIC INFO---</b></p>\n<p></p>