A Missouri bill would create a program where residents would receive $1,000 for reporting illegal immigrants who are arrested by trained bounty hunters or law enforcement.
Senate Bill 72, pre-filed by Senator-elect David Gregory on Dec. 1, is an example of states seeking solutions to illegal immigration, an issue that helped propel President-elect Donald Trump to a second presidential term.
During the Biden administration, some 11 million people entered the country illegally, most along the United State’s southern border with Mexico.
The bill would allow trained bail bond agents to be certified to pursue those who cross the border illegally.
If the bill is enacted, illegal immigrants arrested would face felony charges and be detained “without eligibility for probation or parole.” The Missouri Department of Public Safety (DPS) would develop an information system for people to report unlawful immigrants through a toll-free number, email, and online reporting portal….