Senate Bill 2511 Summary

• Creates a $7.50 fee per money transmission transaction (plus 1.5% on amounts exceeding $500) with revenues directed to a new Illegal Immigration Enforcement Fund in the State Treasury.

• Establishes an Illegal Immigration Enforcement Unit within the Department of Public Safety to enforce immigration laws under federal Section 287(g) authority and state law, with funding from the new enforcement fund.

• Requires all county law enforcement agencies operating detention facilities to enter into written agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to participate in the Section 287(g) immigration program by January 1, 2026, with the Governor authorized to remove sheriffs who fail to comply.

• Prohibits state and local governmental entities from executing, amending, or renewing contracts with common carriers that willfully transport unauthorized aliens into Mississippi, except for detention, removal, or departure purposes; requires carriers to provide notarized attestations of compliance.

• Allows taxpayers a tax credit equal to money transmission fees paid during the tax year, verified through licensee reports to the Department of Revenue, with unused credits carrying forward for five succeeding tax years.