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Georgia Governor signs bill that requires checking immigration status of all people taken into jail

The Fulton County jail in Georgia (Credit: AFP)

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed late Wednesday a law requiring, among other things, that all people taken to a jail in the state have their migratory status checked.

The measure had gained momentum after the killing in February of Laken Riley, a nursing student, at the hands of a suspected unauthorized immigrant from Venezuela. Most of its provisions will go into effect immediately.

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