Legislation banning sanctuary cities in Louisiana was passed 73-26 in the House of Representatives on Monday.
Senate Bill 208 would require state and local law enforcement agencies to cooperate with federal immigration authorities and support the enforcement of immigration law.
The proposal is headed on Tuesday to the Senate for concurrence. If the Senate approves the amended bill, Gov. Jeff Landry is expected to sign it into law.
The bill’s sponsor, Sen. Blake Miguez, R-New Iberia, said in a post on X, “Thank you to the LA House of Representatives for voting today, #SB208, to prohibit local municipalities from adopting sanctuary city policies. Louisiana should be known as a law and order state, not a sanctuary for law breakers and the same is true for our cities.”
In House debate, Rep. Jacob Landry, R-Erath, told the chamber that public safety is government’s first responsibility and that SB208 ” ensures that every community in Louisiana is a sanctuary for the rule of law, not a sanctuary for those who break the law.”
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