Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts from September, 2011

The Georgia Immigration Enforcement Review Board

Section 20, of Georgia's HB 87, created the "Immigration Enforcement Review Board" (IERB) The creation of the IERB was a surprise addition to HB 87 in its last substitution in the House, and never had a public hearing. There is no legislative history about the IERB's purpose, although it is now clear from Rep. Matt Ramsey's statements to the press that it was the Association of City and County Governments (ACCG) that pushed for the IERB, in lieu of the even crazier idea of letting private citizens sue state officials. The PURPOSE of the IERB The primary purpose of the IERB, which is now filled by seven white men with virtually no experience in immigration law and is attached to the Department of Audits and Accounting, is to: (1) Conduct a review or investigation of any complaint properly filed with the Board; (2) take such remedial action deemed appropriate in response to complaints filed with the Board, including holding hearings and considering evidence; (3) ma