Six organizations that work with the Hispanic and Asian-American communities want answers from Gwinnett Sheriff Keybo Taylor about how his office is working with federal immigration officials.
Officials from Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta, GALEO Impact Fund, CASA Georgia, Poder Latinx, Latino Community Fund and Common Cause Georgia sent Taylor a letter this past week, asking him to explain how the Sheriff’s Office is complying with House Bill 1105. The state law requires local law enforcement agencies to cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, although the organizations that reached out to Taylor called it “anti-immigrant” legislation.
“Residents of Gwinnett County deserve transparency and communications from their elected officials, including Sheriff Taylor, about actions their office is taking that may impact their family’s safety and security,” Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta Policy Director Jennifer Lee said in a statement…