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Stop SB 116: Tell your State Representative not to expand DNA surveillance in Georgia
SB 116 would require DNA collection from people in detention who are merely charged with a misdemeanor or felony if they are subject to an immigration detainer.
Georgia law generally treats traffic offenses in Title 40 as misdemeanors unless otherwise stated, and ICE’s own rules describe detainers as requests to law enforcement agencies.
In Georgia, where local jails already participate in ICE’s 287(g) jail-enforcement model, this bill would deepen the pipeline from low-level criminalization to immigration enforcement.
Georgia law generally treats traffic offenses in Title 40 as misdemeanors unless otherwise stated, and ICE’s own rules describe detainers as requests to law enforcement agencies.
In Georgia, where local jails already participate in ICE’s 287(g) jail-enforcement model, this bill would deepen the pipeline from low-level criminalization to immigration enforcement.