Incoming Missouri state lawmaker introduces bill to give $1K to anyone who turns in illegal migrants
'I promised to make Missouri a national leader in combating illegal immigration,' David Gregory said
Landon Mion By Landon Mion Fox News
Published December 8, 2024 5:33am EST
An incoming Missouri state lawmaker introduced a bill to provide $1,000 to people who report illegal migrants to authorities.
Republican state Sen.-elect David Gregory proposed a measure that would offer $1,000 to any person who turned in an illegal migrant who is subsequently arrested.
SB 72 would allow the state's Department of Public Safety to "develop an information system for people to report violations of this act which shall include a toll-free telephone hotline, e-mail and online reporting portal."
Immigrants line up at a remote U.S. Border Patrol processing center after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border on December 7, 2023, in Lukeville, Arizona. (John Moore/Getty Images)
The bill would also create the "Missouri Illegal Alien Certified Bounty Hunter Program" which would allow local citizens to serve as bounty hunters "for the purpose of finding and detaining illegal aliens" in the state.
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