The Georgia House of Representatives is considering a bill that would force sheriffs to report criminal illegal aliens to federal law enforcement after an illegal alien with a criminal record was charged with murder in the slaying of 22-year-old Laken Riley in a sanctuary city.
Democrats attacked Republicans for “politicizing a tragedy,” but a Republican who helped draft HB 1105, called The Georgia Criminal Alien Track and Report Act of 2024, told The Daily Signal that he doesn’t consider the legislation political at all.
“Fixing policy in the face of a tragedy to ensure it never happens again is not political, in my opinion,” said Rep. Houston Gaines, a Republican who represents Athens, the Georgia college town where the alleged murder took place. “That should be a bipartisan message.”
HB 1105 advanced Tuesday in the Public Safety and Homeland Security…
