President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at identifying sanctuary cities, part of a broader effort to target jurisdictions that limit cooperation with ICE.
The final day for this year’s session is April 4. Here are some major pieces of legislation to watch out for as the Gold Dome’s final countdown begins.
Republican lawmakers in some states are threatening local officials with lawsuits, fines and jail time if they resist President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration. Lawmakers in more than 20 states have filed legislation targeting so-called sanctuary polices that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
The federal lawsuit accuses those jurisdictions of "making it more difficult for, and deliberately impeding, federal immigration officers' ability to carry out their responsibilities."
Some Georgia senators want to punish cities and counties that they say are illegally harboring immigrants who are in the country without permission by cutting off most state aid to the local government and removing elected officials from office.
Athens-Clarke County Mayor Kelly Girtz announced that he would be pushing county commissioners for additional funding for public safety in the wake of the murder of Laken Riley on the University of Georgia campus last week.
On this edition of Political Rewind, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms calls for the resignations of almost everyone in city leadership. Will the move...
U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore has been accused of sexual misconduct by five women. Many high ranking Republicans have called on him to drop out of the...
Georgia lawmakers have approved a bill banning private colleges and universities from adopting so-called "sanctuary" policies. The measure would block...
