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House adopts conference report requiring "reasonable attempts" at local ICE agreements and new state penalties
Summary
After extended floor debate the Mississippi House adopted a conference report directing the Department of Public Safety to "make a reasonable attempt" to enter written agreements with federal immigration authorities, to collect county-level reporting by Oct. 1, 2026, and to add state sentence enhancements tied to certain offenses. Supporters said it improves public-safety coordination; opponents warned of fiscal, constitutional and civil‑liberties risks.
The Mississippi House adopted a conference report that directs the Department of Public Safety to "make a reasonable attempt to enter into a written agreement" with federal immigration authorities and requires counties to report by Oct. 1, 2026 if they did not enter such an agreement and the reason why. The measure also creates state criminal penalties and sentencing enhancements related to unauthorized entry and to certain crimes by noncitizens, supporters said, to protect Mississippians.
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