A bill advancing in the Arizona Legislature would direct local police to determine the immigration status of people they’ve arrested. If a person is undocumented, local police would be required to notify federal immigration officers.
If a local police officer fails to do so, they could be fined thousands of dollars, the bill states.
SB1055 passed in the Senate last month, and earlier this week, a House Committee passed a recommendation for the bill.
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