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House adopts bill allowing voluntary local-federal MOUs to help enforce immigration law; debate centers on civil liberties and policing
Summary
The Alabama House passed House Bill 7 to let state and local law enforcement enter voluntary MOUs with federal immigration authorities for enforcement assistance, after a lengthy debate over civil liberties, implementation and public-safety tradeoffs.
House Bill 7, a measure authorizing voluntary memoranda of understanding (MOUs) between state/local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities to assist in immigration enforcement, passed the Alabama House after a contentious floor debate.
Nut graf: Supporters framed the bill as a public-safety tool that would let local agencies share detention and transfer information with federal authorities and enable faster action against unlawful aliens who commit serious crimes; opponents argued the bill risks constitutional problems, would chill cooperation between immigrant communities and police, could…
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