A Texas lawmaker is reintroducing legislation to revoke tax exempt status from NGOs that do not certify they are not assisting with human smuggling or trafficking.
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FIRSTONFOX:TwolawmakersintheHouseandSenateareintroducingseparatebillstoslaplimitsonnongovernmentalorganizations(NGOs)theybelieveareunderminingU.S.immigrationlaw–comingamidbroaderquestionsaboutfundingofNGOsandafundingcrackdownbytheTrumpadministration.
Rep.LanceGooden,R-Texasisreintroducingthe“ProtectingFederalFundsfromHumanTraffickingandSmugglingAct,”whileSen.BillHagerty,R-Tenn.,isintroducingtheFixingExemptionsforNetworksChoosingtoEnableIllegalMigration(Fence)Act.
Hagerty’sbillwouldendtax-exemptstatusfororganizationsthathelpillegalimmigrants,requiringthatexemptorganizationsdonotengageinapatternofprovidingassistance,benefits,servicesorothersupporttothosewhotheyknow“tobeunlawfullypresentintheUnitedStates.”
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