HR756: HR756 General Assembly; preserve access to safety and justice for all survivors of gender-based violence and human trafficking; encourage

This resolution does not change any Georgia statute. Instead, it expresses the House's position on immigration-related protections for crime survivors. It states that Georgia has a large immigrant population and that immigrant survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and other crimes often stay silent out of fear that abusers or others will report them to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, leading to detention or deportation. The resolution references HB 1105 as an example of a law that it says makes immigrant survivors more afraid to seek help from police. It then formally resolves that House members encourage preserving language that protects immigrant survivors so they can safely report crimes to law enforcement, and directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to the General Assembly.

• Formally states the House's encouragement that the General Assembly preserve legal language protecting immigrant survivors who report crimes to police.
• Cites statistics on Georgia's immigrant population and rates of abuse to support its position.
• References HB 1105 as an example of a law the resolution says increases fear among immigrant survivors of coming forward.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute copies of the resolution to the General Assembly.
• Does not amend, repeal, or create any section of Georgia law; it is a nonbinding expression of the House's view.

Immigrant survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and other crimes in Georgia; law enforcement agencies that rely on survivor cooperation; and members of the General Assembly who would consider any future legislation on this topic.

Because this is a resolution rather than a law, it does not change any legal protections by itself. But it signals House sentiment that could influence future bills affecting whether immigrant crime survivors feel safe contacting police without risking deportation.

• The preamble cites that one in ten Georgia residents is an immigrant and one in 13 is U.S. born with an immigrant parent.
• States immigrants experience abuse at twice the general population's rate, rising to three times higher when married to a U.S. citizen.
• Notes Georgia ranks third nationally in detained immigrant populations, which it says fuels fear in immigrant communities.
• References HB 1105 by name as legislation the resolution says worsens fear among immigrant survivors seeking safety.
• The resolving clause encourages adopting language that protects immigrant survivors so they can safely report crimes to law enforcement.
• A final clause directs the Clerk of the House to make copies available for distribution to the General Assembly.

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• Marvin Lim (D, HD-098)Primary sponsor
• Kasey Carpenter (R, HD-004)
• Mary Ann Santos (D, HD-117)
• Long Tran (D, HD-080)
• Jasmine Clark (D, HD-108)
• Karen Lupton (D, HD-083)

• immigrant survivors
• domestic violence
• human trafficking
• immigration enforcement
• gender-based violence