3.0.0 1071 2023-01-11T13:19:01Z 2023-01-11T13:19:01Z Senate S S 2009-05-19 111 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-05-19T19:02:12Z 2009-05-19 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2009-05-19 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000286 Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] SAXBY CHAMBLISS R GA N V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA 2009-05-19 True I000055 Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] Johnny Isakson R GA 2009-05-19 True I000024 Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Jim Inhofe R OK 2009-05-19 True B001135 Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] Richard Burr R NC Mauze 2009-05-19 True R000307 Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] PAT ROBERTS R KS 2009-05-19 True C000560 Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK] TOM COBURN R OK 2009-05-20 False R000584 Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] James Risch R ID E. 2009-06-10 False H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT 2009-07-30 False Immigration Administrative remedies Caribbean area Cuba Detention of persons Immigration status and procedures Latin America Military facilities and property Refugees, asylum, displaced persons Terrorism Immigration 00 2009-05-19 Introduced in Senate 2009-08-07T19:42:58Z Protecting America's Communities Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit the admission, asylum entry, or parole entry into the United States of an alien who, as of January 1, 2009, was being detained by the Department of Defense (DOD) at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base.

Requires the additional six-month detainment of such an alien ordered removed if the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) certifies that: (1) the alien cannot be removed due to the refusal of all countries designated by the alien to receive the alien; and (2) the Secretary is making reasonable efforts to find alternative means for removing the alien.

Authorizes the Secretary to renew such certification after providing the alien with an opportunity to request and provide evidentiary support for reconsideration of the detainment certification.

Prohibits: (1) an immigration judge or official of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement from releasing a detained alien on bond or parole; and (2) the Secretary from delegating certification authority to an official below the level of the Assistant Secretary for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Directs the Attorney General to take into custody upon release an alien who, as of January 1, 2009, was being detained by DOD at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base.

Reaffirms that: (1) the United States is in an armed conflict with Al Qaeda, the Taliban, and associated forces; and (2) the President is authorized to detain enemy combatants in connection with such conflict regardless of their place of capture.

]]> Protecting America's Communities Act Display Title Protecting America's Communities Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to protect the national security of the United States by limiting the immigration rights of individuals detained by the Department of Defense at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Protecting America's Communities Act Introduced in Senate 2009-05-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s1071is/xml/BILLS-111s1071is.xml 2009-05-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.