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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
David A. Lieb

A new law could create a list of immigrants illegally living in Mississippi. Advocates are alarmed

US Immigration States - (Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

A new Mississippi law will authorize the state's top law enforcement agency to compile a list of all immigrants illegally living in the state.

What's to be done with that information is a bit open-ended. But the law set to take effect Wednesday is sparking alarm among immigrant advocates, who fear it could become a new tactic to target immigrants in conjunction with President Donald Trump's plan to deport millions of people lacking legal approval to live in the U.S.

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