Hamed Aleaziz, Buzzfeed News, Aug. 8, 2019 "In total, some 680 suspected undocumented workers were arrested Wednesday after ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations agents swept through seven agricultural plants in the state as part of a criminal investigation...
Kendra Ablaza, Mar. 27, 2017 - "Mississippi cities, counties, community colleges and universities are officially banned from adopting policies meant to protect undocumented immigrants from the federal government. Gov. Phil Bryant on Monday signed Senate Bill...
" The state of Mississippi joined a lawsuit Wednesday against the Obama administration over its decision to stop deporting some undocumented young people, claiming the move is unconstitutional and prevents immigration agents from doing their jobs. ......
"Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant is ordering state agencies not to provide public benefits to immigrants receiving deferred deportation status from the federal government — an order that reinforces current state law. Legislators, meanwhile, held a lengthy public...
"A privately-run prison for low-security inmates in Mississippi remained locked down Monday while officials investigated what triggered a riot at the Adams County Correctional Center a day earlier. One guard died, and 16 employees were injured -- as...
"In early April, an anti-immigrant bill like those that swept through legislatures in Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina was stopped cold in Mississippi. That wasn’t supposed to happen." - David Bacon, Apr. 20, 2012 .
"Five members of the University of Southern Mississippi pep band have had their scholarships revoked and have been removed from the band after they yelled a derogatory chant at a Puerto Rican player during an NCAA basketball tournament game last week...
"Some lawmakers say religion represents a common reference point for members with diverse ethnic backgrounds and life experiences, so debate often transforms the state House's podium into a preacher's pulpit. "This is the South," explained...
"Another controversial immigration bill is on the horizon in the South, a regional battleground that has seen a number of states pass reforms on illegal immigration. Mississippi's Republican-dominated House of Representatives voted 70-47 Thursday...
"Kansas State guard Angel Rodriguez was born in Puerto Rico. Keep that in mind as you watch Rodriguez get ready to take a free throw during Thursday's game against Southern Miss in the video below. CAPTION By Richard Mackson, US Presswire...