Washington, Jan. 20 -- Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following press release:
Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) today introduced the No Private Bounty Hunters for Immigration Enforcement Act, legislation to prohibit the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from outsourcing civil immigration enforcement functions such as skip tracing, surveillance, and location verification to private contractors operating under profit-driven or incentive-based arrangements.
"Turning immigration enforcement into a profit-seeking enterprise crosses a dangerous line," said Congressman Krishnamoorthi. "We are already seeing reckless use of force in militarized federal immigration operations, including fatal shootings and aggressive raids wi...