Bill Would Pay Bounty Hunters $1K to Capture Undocumented Migrants

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Bill Would Pay Bounty Hunters $1K to Capture Undocumented Migrants
CASH INCENTIVE
Isabel van Brugen
Freelance Writer

https://elink.thedailybeast.com/view/5d993075576f2c3e6a0ad0ddmtgyb.3kn/26ee8d8c

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A Mississippi lawmaker has introduced legislation which if passed would set up a bounty hunting program targeting undocumented migrants. Republican State Rep. Justin Keen from DeSoto County proposed the bill that would create the “Mississippi Illegal Alien Certified Bounty Hunter Program” which is aimed at “accelerating deportation efforts in line with the Trump Administration’s immigration priorities.” A cash reward would go to registered bounty hunters “for each successful deportation they help facilitate,” the local district attorney’s office said in a news release. “When President Trump took office this week, he immediately recognized the emergency at our borders…this legislation builds upon that foundation, empowering local leaders and communities to support federal efforts in protecting our citizens,” DeSoto County District Attorney Matthew Barton said in the release. Keen echoed the sentiment, saying Trump’s “administration has made it clear that deporting illegal immigrants is a priority, and we are proud to do our part here in Mississippi to help support his agenda and protect our citizens.”

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[Lovie777]

1. Bounty hunters....

what they did to run away slaves.

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3. I had not heard about bounty hunters during slavery.

And I don't think I want to know.

[Vogon_Glory]

12. All you need to know is that they existed

It’s one of the unsavory bits of southern US history that “anti-WOKE” activists and the Daughters of the Confederacy don’t want folks to think about.

[EYESORE 9001]

7. Don't the modern-day plantation overseers take umbrage

at losing their pitifully-paid workers through deportation?

[surfered]

2. I think the Nazis paid bounties for turning in Jews.

I think the last group you would want to emulate would be Nazis, but they’re doing it.

[applegrove]

4. OMG.

[Emile]

5. Fascists have no shame!

[Emile]

6. Sounds like something The Proud Boys would

enjoy doing.

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8. I hope they have to be registered bounty hunters with background checks.

[travelingthrulife]

9. They could wear their scalps.

[sop]

10. Bounties for turning in women having abortions and trans people using bathrooms, now brown-skinned "illegals."

'Texas abortion ban turns citizens into bounty hunters'

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-abortion-law-bounty-hunters-citizens/

'Odessa, TX Just Put $10,000 Bounties On Trans People Using The Bathroom'

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/odessa-tx-just-put-10000-bounties

[atreides1]

11. There's a catch

"... "offer a $1,000 reward to registered bounty hunters for each successful deportation they help facilitate."

What is the definition of a "successful deportation"?

And current immigration law prevents the release of information regarding the disposition of those who are deported.

[marble falls]

13. In how many ways could something like this go wrong?

[CanonRay]

14. The Fugitive Slave posse is back!

What could go wrong?