HB 1105 sponsored by Rep Jesse Petrea (R- Savannah) passed under the Gold Dome last month and was signed into law by Gov. Kemp on May 1, 2024.
While you read the abbreviated analysis of Rep Petrea’s leigislation below, please try to find the “anti-immigrant” and “anti-Latino” “hate” the corporate-funded illegal alien lobby is howling about. On the bottom, we supply a list of some of the organizations – with contact information – that feverishly lobbied in the state Capitol against this commonsense public safety bill.
This is a general explanation of the bill’s contents.
HB 1105 ensures that Georgia law enforcement officers cooperate with federal immigration authorities when illegal aliens are in custody. Puts penalties into existing laws against “sanctuary” policies. Requires that jails honor ICE detainers.
“The provisions of this Act shall be implemented in a manner consistent with federal laws governing immigration and civil rights.”
- Penalizes sheriffs (hello, Gwinnett Sheriff Keybo Taylor) who defy follow current state law on reporting to ICE when illegal aliens are in their jails. (Section 9)
- Penalizes local government leaders who support sanctuary policies in violation of that prohibition. (Section 6)
- Requires that jailers honor ICE detainers. (Section 8)
- Requires jails to apply annually for Memorandums of Agreement with federal immigration authorities such as 287(g). (Section 5)
- Withholds state funds or state administered federal funds from local governing bodies that violate this code and support sanctuary policies. (Section 5)
- Requires jailers to post quarterly reports on their local website to include total number of inmates, LESC inquiries, ICE detainers, and number of responses from ICE beginning 12/31/24. (Section 10)
- Requires the Department of Audits to review immigration compliance reports submitted by local governments and Sheriffs’ Departments. (Section 12)
- Requires the Department of Corrections to post on its website, a quarterly report of aggregate data on the numbers of ICE detainers in our state prison system. (Section 7)
- Requires that DNA shall be collected from convicted felons in the Georgia Department of Corrections that are subject to an immigration detainer notice. (Section 13)
- Requires that law enforcement officers seek to verify immigration status for individuals arrested for certain misdemeanors and who cannot show ID indicating legal presence in the United States. (Section 3)
- Implores the State Board of Pardons and Paroles to not release any illegal alien from confinement prior to the completion of their sentence unless they are assured that federal immigration authorities will deport such alien upon release. (Section 2)
The below is part of a March 6, 2024 press release from the anti-enforcement, non-profit groups listed. You can see the entire release at our pro-enforcement website, NewDustinInmanSociety.org.
From the far-left:
Diverse Group of Immigrant Rights Organizations Condemn HB 1105 As Dangerous and Discriminatory
STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
“Atlanta, GA — Immigrant rights organizations and their allies condemn Georgia House Bill 1105, which recently passed the House and endangers Georgia’s immigrant communities, promotes racial profiling, and undermines local law enforcement discretion…”
CONTACT:
James Woo, Advancing Justice-Atlanta, jwoo@advancingjustice-atlanta.org
Daniela Rodriguez, Migrant Equity Southeast, Daniela@migrantequity.org 912-222-8229
Shelley Danzy, Project South, shelley@projectsouth.org 678-508-5293
Preye Cobham, Esq., Women Watch Afrika, womenwatchafrika@gmail.com 404-668-2241
Daniela Racines, Latino Community Fund, daniela@lcfgeorgia.org 470-519-0783
Ashley Coleman, Coalition of Refugee Service Agencies, ashley.coleman@weinspirit.org 678-451-8863
Lauren Frazier, Georgia Budget and Policy Institute, lfrazier@gbpi.org 404-434-5541
Sebastian Saavedra, Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights (GLAHR), sebastian@glahr.org 770-457-5232
Nekessa Opoti, Black Alliance for Just Immigration, comms@baji.org 612-405-3359
Aimee Zangandoum, Inspiritus, aimee.zangandou@weinspirit.org 678-852-8523
Nazia Khanzada, Council on American-Islamic Relations Georgia, nkhanzada@cair.com 404-239-2086
Darlene Lynch, The Center for Victims of Torture and Business & Immigration for Georgia (BIG) Partnerships,, Dlynch@cvt.org 404-402-1764
Alba Villarreal, GALEO Impact Fund, avillarreal@galeoimpactfund.org 678-791-2305
