Senate GOP Bill Would Pay Local Cops To Assist ICE

Florida Politics reports:

The Republican Florida U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody sponsored two pieces of legislation she said will tighten immigration enforcement. The Reimbursement for Immigration Partnerships with Police to Allow Local Law Enforcement (RIPPLE) Act would enable states to participate in immigration enforcement.

Moody also introduced the Stop Government Abandonment and Placement Scandals (Stop GAPS) Act. That proposed measure would require the U.S. Office of Refugee Resettlement to work with states when relocating unaccompanied migrant children to a place with an adult or an entity seeking custody.

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.@SenAshleyMoody and @RepLaurelLee pitch legislation in Congress to step up immigration measures.

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