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An incoming Missouri lawmaker has introduced a bill which would offer citizens a “bounty” for turning in illegal migrants.
State Sen.-elect David Gregory, a Republican recently elected to represent a suburban district west of St. Louis, proposed legislation that would reward any person who turned in an illegal alien with $1,000.
The bill would empower 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” to enable the citizen activism.
The bill would additionally create the “Missouri Illegal Alien Certified Bounty Hunter Program” which would empower local citizens to act as bounty hunters “for the purpose of finding and detaining illegal aliens” in Missouri.
Only licensed bail bond agents or surety recovery agents would be able to serve as bounty hunters.
The bill would also make it a felony for any individual to be in the state illegally.
President-elect Trump has promised to launch a mass deportation program targeting the estimated 18 million illegal migrants currently living in the United States, Many of them arrived during the last four years during an unprecedented wave of illegals crossings allowed under the outgoing President Biden.
“As I ran for State Senate, I promised to make Missouri a national leader in combating illegal immigration,” Gregory said in an X post pumping the bill. “Now, I’m following through with my promise. SB 72 makes it a felony to be here illegally and the bill will finally allow Missouri law enforcement to find and arrest illegal immigrants. We need all hands on deck to ensure we catch illegal immigrants BEFORE they commit violent crimes.”
