Tonight, a new law in Georgia will now require police officers and deputies to work with the US immigration customs enforcement but are known as ice. So if the officers don't, their agency could be at risk of losing state funding. Tonight. Some are speaking out worried this will amplify racial profiling and create even more distrust of police in immigrant communities. 11, life's Cody Alcorn is on the story for us tonight. He's live now outside of the state Capitol with a closer look at the controversy here, Cody. Yeah, Jennifer Ron, this new law will require every sheriff across the state to check a suspect's immigration status upon an arrest. If they're wanted by ice, they will be required to hold that suspect until ice can get to their facility and take them into their custody. And if they are found not complying, it could as you mentioned, cost them funding, but it could also open the door for a sheriff to be charged with a misdemeanor. Governor Kemp signed HB 105 into law on Wednesday. A bill first introduced in January then gaining momentum a month later in the days following the arrest of Jose Obara, a Venezuelan native who unlawfully entered the US in 2022 now charged in the brutal killing of Lincoln Riley on the University of Georgia's campus. A case the governor referred to without naming Obara following the bill signing court, legal immigration. But when you have people coming here illegally that are committing crimes, multiple crimes and then killing someone, we are not going to stand for that while everyone agrees what happened to Lakin was heinous and senseless many question the politics played using the tragedy to push an agenda to my knowledge is one of the most legislation against immigrant communities. Adelina Nichols is executive director at the Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights. We have been suffering for many years. The 87 350 the group along with two dozen ally organizations joined together for a rally for equality outside the capital Wednesday, condemning the new law. Yeah, a group worried about how this new law will impact communities across metro Atlanta. We need to find solutions, you know, and stop feeding this ratio of filing the hate bills like the HP 1105 are the ones creating this anti immigrant sentiment. But um you know, we are here, we are going to fight the Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights has two more days of action planned tomorrow. They plan to march down West Paces ferry to the governor's mansion and on Friday, they will have sections set up across the state to educate their communities more on what this law means and their rights in Atlanta, Cody. 11, a live news. All right, Cody. Thank you so much. The immigration law is just one of several new laws in Georgia. Tonight, the governor also signing bills to change the qualification requirements to be a sheriff to require cash bill for some crimes and to strengthen penalties for providing contraband to animates. Now, there are also new laws focused on drive by shootings and drag racing as well. Our 11 live digital team posted a full breakdown of each new law to read more. Look for this story on our home page 11 0 live.com.
