3.0.0 1949 2023-01-11T13:22:58Z 2023-01-11T13:22:58Z Senate S S 2011-12-07 112 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-12-07T17:46:20Z 2011-12-07 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2011-12-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES N Immigration Administrative law and regulatory procedures Aging Border security and unlawful immigration Child health Child safety and welfare Congressional oversight Department of Homeland Security Detention of persons Disability and paralysis Foreign labor Foreign language and bilingual programs Immigrant health and welfare Immigration status and procedures Lawyers and legal services Medical tests and diagnostic methods Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Women's health Immigration 00 2011-12-07 Introduced in Senate 2012-01-12T16:26:18Z Families First Immigration Enforcement Act - Requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in a workplace enforcement operation that is calculated to apprehend or does apprehend at least 50 aliens, to do the following: (1) give state agencies sufficient notice to arrange for representatives who speak the detainees' language and to provide for any special needs; (2) afford access to state social service agencies to screen and interview detainees to determine if medical risks or risks to relatives exist; (3) consider, upon recommendation, the release of detainees on age, medical, or family related humanitarian grounds; and (4) provide a toll-free number for families of detainees to report their relationship to DHS or state social services.

Requires that such aliens have access to legal orientation presentations through the Executive Office for Immigration Review's legal orientation program.

States that detainees should be held within the jurisdiction of the local U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office to the extent that space allows.

Requires a detainee's release within 72 hours of apprehension if such alien is not subject to mandatory detention, does not pose a flight risk, or is subject to humanitarian release. States that such alien shall be released: (1) on his or her own recognizance, (2) by posting a minimum bond, (3) on parole under the Immigration and Nationality Act, or (4) through the intensive supervision appearance or similar program.

]]> Families First Immigration Enforcement Act Display Title Families First Immigration Enforcement Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for safe and humane policies and procedures pertaining to the arrest, detention, and processing of aliens in immigration enforcement operations. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Families First Immigration Enforcement Act Introduced in Senate 2011-12-07T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s1949is/xml/BILLS-112s1949is.xml 2011-12-07 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.