Political Rewind: Congress under pressure to pass police reform act; Southern Democrats push for DNC

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A portrait of Tyre Nichols is displayed at a memorial service for him on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. Nichols was beaten during a traffic stop with Memphis police on Jan. 7, dying from his injuries days later.

Credit: Credit: AP Photo/Adrian Sainz

The panel:

Chuck Kuck, @ckuck, immigration attorney

Chuck Williams, @chuckwilliams, reporter, WRBL-TV Columbus

Kendra King-Momon, political science professor, Oglethorpe University

Tamar Hallerman, @TamarHallerman, senior reporter, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The breakdown: 

1. Tyre Nichols' killing revives calls for Congress to address police reform.

• Nichols died in a hospital three days after being pulled over for what police said was reckless driving.
  • Five officers who beat Nichols have been indicted and jailed.
• The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act passed the House in 2021, but failed pass in the Senate.
• Yesterday under the Gold Dome, Georgia House Minority Leader James Beverly (D-143) called for a moment of silence to mourn Nichols.

2. Biden administration pushes new immigration legislation. 

• The administration announced a legal pathway that allows up to 30,000 migrants a month from Cuba, Nicaragua, Haiti and Venezuela to enter the U.S. temporarily under a process known as parole. 
  • The parole would allow them to live and work in the U.S. for up to two years.

3. Southern Democrats come together to push for Atlanta to host the Democratic National Convention. 

• Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner is pushing for the convention to come to Atlanta. 
  • Houston was knocked out of the running earlier this month.
• Chicago and New York are the other finalists for the 2024 convention.
  • The Republican National Convention will be held in Milwaukee.

Wednesday on Political Rewind: The Washington Post's Matt Brown joins the panel.