How the Georgia state Senate restricted what information will be shared on released criminal aliens in HB 452 – twice, so far. LINKED TWO-MINUTE AUDIO OF SENATOR BILL COWSERT IN THE WELL
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Question of the 2017 session: Why is the the Republican state senate so determined to restrict and limit information sent to the public and Georgia sheriffs from ICE and GBI on criminal aliens released into Georgia?
The EID/LENS program sends information on criminal aliens released by ICE to GBI. That data includes felonies and misdomeanors:
From the DHS on EID/LENS system:
Abstract
“This EID PIA Update addresses plans to further expand domestic law enforcement information sharing by notifying domestic law enforcement agencies when aliens convicted of certain violent or serious crimes, including felonies and misdemeanors, are released from ICE custody.”
* HB 452: THIS IS WHAT CAME OUT OF THE HOUSE MARCH 3 (Shares all info from EID/LENS)
To the extent permitted by federal law, the bureau shall post on its public website the
14 information of persons who are aliens and who have been released from federal custody
15 within the boundaries of this state, as such information is presented within the Law
16 Enforcement Notification System of the Enforcement Integrated Database of the United
17 States Department of Homeland Security or the National Law Enforcement
18 Telecommunications System as received by the Georgia Information Sharing and Analysis
19 Center within the bureau or any replacement agency. Within 12 hours of receiving such
20 information, the bureau shall post such information as required by this Code section and
21 electronically send a copy of such information to the Georgia Sheriffs’ Association. The
22 bureau shall promulgate rules and regulations for the implementation of this Code section.”
* THIS IS WHAT SENATORS TYLER HARPER AND JOHN ALBERS CHANGED IT TO IN SENATE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE (restricts information that will be passed on from GBI to only “violent or serious crimes” line 15) :
13 To the extent permitted by federal law, the bureau shall post on its public website the
14 information of persons who are aliens and who have been released from federal custody
15 within the boundaries of this state and have committed violent or serious crimes, as such
16 information is presented within the Law Enforcement Notification System of the
17 Enforcement Integrated Database of the United States Department of Homeland Security
18 or the National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System as received by the Georgia
19 Information Sharing and Analysis Center within the bureau or any replacement agency.
20 Within 12 hours of receiving such information, the bureau shall post such information as
21 required by this Code section and electronically send a copy of such information to the
22 Georgia Sheriffs’ Association. The bureau shall promulgate rules and regulations for the
23 implementation of this Code section.”
* THIS IS WHAT SENATOR BILL COWSERT CHANGED IT TO WHILE SAYING HE WAS NOT CHANGING (“IMPACT”) IT IN THE WELL – (changes restriction on shared information to “after having committed a felony line 21) Cowsert audio HERE. <–
19 To the extent permitted by federal law, the bureau shall post on its public website the
20 information of persons who are aliens and who have been released from federal custody
21 within the boundaries of this state after having committed a felony, as such information is
22 presented within the Law Enforcement Notification System of the Enforcement Integrated
23 Database of the United States Department of Homeland Security or the National Law
24 Enforcement Telecommunications System as received by the Georgia Information Sharing
25 and Analysis Center within the bureau or any replacement agency. Within 12 hours of
26 receiving such information, the bureau shall post such information as required by this Code
27 section and electronically send a copy of such information to the Georgia Sheriffs’
28 Association. The bureau shall promulgate rules and regulations for the implementation of
29 this Code section.”