Loading chat...

US SB149

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/17/2025

Primary Sponsor

John Cornyn

Click for details

Origin

Senate

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Requires mandatory detention of noncitizens who are inadmissible and charged with, arrested for, convicted of, or admit to committing burglary, theft, larceny, shoplifting, assault of a law enforcement officer, or any crime resulting in death or serious bodily injury

  • Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue detainers for qualifying noncitizens and take custody expeditiously if not already detained by federal, state, or local officials

  • Amends Section 236(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1226(c)) to add these offenses to existing mandatory detention categories

  • Defines offense terms (burglary, theft, larceny, shoplifting, assault of a law enforcement officer, serious bodily injury) according to the meanings in the jurisdiction where the acts occurred

Legislative Description

Public Safety First Act

Immigration

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

1/17/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary1/17/2025

Full Bill Text

No bill text available
Bill Not Found | Vulcan Bills