GOP pushes to hold sanctuary jurisdictions’ ‘feet to the fire’ in state where Laken Riley was killed

Republicans in Georgia are advancing legislation allowing property owners to sue local governments that fail to enforce state immigration laws, aiming to deter sanctuary policies.

Peter Pinedo is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.

"You've seen these issues all across the country, in Minneapolis, certainly in Los Angeles … where you have really liberal local governments that just simply aren't enforcing the law, and so we're going to put an end to it here in Georgia," he said in an interview with Fox News Digital.

Gaines, who is running for Congress represents the district where Riley was killed, is one of six Republicans co-sponsoring the bill. The state already bans sanctuary policies at the local level. If passed, the measure would allow citizens to help crack down on jurisdictions attempting to subvert Georgia’s ban by enabling property and business owners to seek financial compensation from local governments for damages caused by sanctuary-style immigration policies.