A district attorney in Mississippi announced that a bill introduced in the state Legislature by state Rep. Justin Keen this week would pay bounty hunters a cash reward for helping catch illegal immigrants.
In a Wednesday statement, DeSoto County District Attorney Matthew Barton called House Bill 1484 “a vital step in assisting our law enforcement agencies to better enforce immigration laws and ensure that those in this country unlawfully are sent back to their country of origin.”
The bill would create the Illegal Alien Certified Bounty Hunter Program, which would pay a $1,000 reward to registered bounty hunters for each successful deportation they help facilitate, according to a press release from Barton’s office. Funded by the general assembly and administered by the state treasurer, the reward is intended to encourage collaboration between law enforcement and private citizens.
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