Louisiana proposes bill similar to Texas’ migrant arrest law
Louisiana's Republican-controlled Senate advanced a bill Tuesday that would empower state and local law enforcement to arrest and jail people in the state who entered the U.S. illegally, similar to embattled legislation in Texas.
Amid national fights between Republican states and Democratic President Joe Biden over how and who should enforce the U.S.-Mexico border, Louisiana joins a growing list of legislatures seeking to expand states' authority over border enforcement.
Proponents of the bill, such as the legislation's author GOP state Sen. Valarie
