A new Republican bill, introduced by Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Fla., aims to halt federal funds to law enforcement agencies that employ unauthorized immigrants as officers. The bill follows the arrest of a Jamaican national who was allegedly attempting to purchase a firearm while working as a reserve police officer in Maine. The arrest raised concerns about the reliability of the e-Verify system, which cleared the individual for employment. The bill mandates that only U.S. citizens can serve as law enforcement officers and addresses broader concerns about the impact of the ‘defund police’ movement on recruitment and retention challenges for departments. Multiple states, including California, Illinois, and Colorado, currently allow non-citizens with work authorization to become police officers, including DACA recipients.