{"id":13912,"date":"2017-03-29T09:23:47","date_gmt":"2017-03-29T13:23:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/live-immigrationreform.pantheonsite.io\/?p=13912"},"modified":"2018-12-28T12:54:58","modified_gmt":"2018-12-28T17:54:58","slug":"mississippi-governor-signs-anti-sanctuary-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2017\/03\/29\/mississippi-governor-signs-anti-sanctuary-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Mississippi Governor Signs Anti-Sanctuary Bill"},"content":{"rendered":"
Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant (R) ensured another victory for true immigration reform supporters by signing anti-sanctuary legislation into law Monday. The measure, Senate Bill (SB) 2710<\/a>, prohibits sanctuary policies<\/a>, which are designed to protect criminal aliens from detection and removal from the United State by restricting communication with federal officials and compliance with detainer requests, often called ICE holds.<\/p>\n Introduced by Senate Judiciary A Chairman Sean Tindell (R-49), SB 2710 specifically prohibits all localities and state agencies, including the state\u2019s public universities and colleges, from adopting or implementing any policy that limits or prohibits communication or cooperation with federal agencies or officials. SB 2710 therefore facilitates the enforcement of immigration law by federal immigration officials by allowing law enforcement and other public officials to cooperate with the federal agency as Congress intended<\/a>. \u201cWe’ve had instances of cities attempting to ignore federal law or have law enforcement not check immigration status,\u201d Senator Tindell explained.<\/p>\n Chairman of the House Judiciary B committee, Representative Andy Gipson (R-77), also supported SB 2710.<\/a> \u201cThis doesn\u2019t mandate any action, it just says we\u2019re not going to turn a blind eye to the immigration law we have on the books. That\u2019s federal law,\u201d Gipson said during a committee hearing on the measure.<\/p>\n