Topping Mississippi news this week:

• Rep. Andy Gipson, R-Braxton, felt the heat earlier this week after killing a bill that would have added domestic abuse as grounds for divorce in Mississippi. On Thursday, Gipson said he has a new plan — but wouldn’t give any details.

• After speaking at an immigrant rights news conference Wednesday, 22-year old Daniela Vargas was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. She is unlikely to get a hearing before an immigration judge before being processed for deportation, her lawyer says. She was brought to the United States by her parents when she was 7 years old.

• A bill limiting a candidate’s use of campaign money came closer to reality Tuesday. The House approved a Senate bill that, among other restrictions, would ban using campaign funds for mortgage, rent or utility payments unless the payment involves campaign activities or housing during the legislative session.

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This Week: Domestic abuse and divorce; immigration and deportation

by Gabriel Austin, Mississippi Today
March 3, 2017

<h1>This Week: Domestic abuse and divorce; immigration and deportation</h1> <p class="byline">by Gabriel Austin, Mississippi Today <br />March 3, 2017</p> <p>Topping Mississippi news this week:</p> <p>• Rep. Andy Gipson, R-Braxton, felt the heat earlier this week after killing a bill that would have added domestic abuse as grounds for divorce in Mississippi. On Thursday, Gipson said he has a new plan — but wouldn’t give any details.</p> <p>• After speaking at an immigrant rights news conference Wednesday, 22-year old Daniela Vargas was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. She is unlikely to get a hearing before an immigration judge before being processed for deportation, her lawyer says. She was brought to the United States by her parents when she was 7 years old.</p> <p>• A bill limiting a candidate’s use of campaign money came closer to reality Tuesday. The House approved a Senate bill that, among other restrictions, would ban using campaign funds for mortgage, rent or utility payments unless the payment involves campaign activities or housing during the legislative session.</p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mississippitoday.org/2017/03/03/this-week-domestic-abuse-and-divorce-immigration-and-deportation/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mississippitoday.org&quot;&gt;Mississippi Today&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.&lt;img src=&quot;https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/06074517/MT_icon-logo-favicon-1-200x200.png&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;&lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://mississippitoday.org/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=52947&amp;amp;ga4=G-VSX4B701MS&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://mississippitoday.org/2017/03/03/this-week-domestic-abuse-and-divorce-immigration-and-deportation/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/mississippitoday.org/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</p> Copy to Clipboard

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