Republicans fall one vote short on bill to criminalize blowing whistles to warn of ICE

By: Gloria Rebecca Gomez

Outlets: Arizona Mirror

Published: May 6, 2026

Words: 518

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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A GOP-backed bill that would criminalize blowing whistles to alert people to immigration agents, a tactic embraced by activists in Minnesota earlier this year, was rejected on Tuesday. But that failure is likely to be temporary, and the measure may still land on the governor’s desk.

The proposal would create a new state crime called “unlawful alerting,” and punish it with a class 1 misdemeanor, which carries with it a six-month jail sentence. …

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