MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) -- The Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice (ACIJ) is speaking out after a new law has taken effect this week. They said it targets the immigrant community, while others said it will keep Alabama safe.

A new law requires police to take fingerprints and DNA swabs of people they arrest. That's if the person can't prove their U.S. citizenship and are found to be in the state unlawfully. Sen. Lance Bell (R-Pell City) said it's about keeping Alabamians safe. He originally sponsored the bill in the Senate.

"It's just a way that, when [undocumented immigrants] get deported, they come back, some change their names," said Sen. Bell. "And it's a way to identify the people and be linking the crimes to together. And to be able to identify who's doing what."

But executive

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