3.0.0 303 2023-01-11T13:34:50Z 2023-01-11T13:34:50Z Senate S 2017-02-03 115 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-02-03T17:07:12Z PROTECT Immigration Act of 2017 115 1236 HR 2017-03-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Related bill CRS 2017-02-03 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2017-02-03 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ N S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2017-02-03 True H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2017-02-03 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2017-02-03 True H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. 2017-02-03 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2017-02-03 True C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2017-02-03 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2017-03-06 False M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2017-03-07 False Immigration Border security and unlawful immigration Citizenship and naturalization Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Department of Homeland Security Detention of persons Immigration status and procedures Intergovernmental relations Law enforcement officers State and local government operations Immigration 00 2017-02-03 Introduced in Senate 2017-07-20T22:16:07Z This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that the authority to inquire about or verify immigration or citizenship status and to investigate, apprehend, arrest, or detain an individual for a violation of such Act is restricted to immigration officers and authorized employees of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and subject to limits set forth in other provisions of law.

DHS authority to enter into written agreements with a state or state subdivision to perform immigration-related investigations, apprehensions, or detentions of aliens in the United States is eliminated. The bill exempts from the restriction under this bill DOJ authority to enter into other state and local agreements: (1) in the event of an actual or imminent mass influx of aliens representing urgent circumstances; and (2) with respect to immigration-related detentions in non-federal facilities, including personnel and facilities construction. The bill also exempts from such restriction state and local enforcement authority to arrest and detain certain previously-deported illegal aliens who have been convicted of a felony.

]]> A bill to discontinue a Federal program that authorizes State and local law enforcement officers to investigate, apprehend, and detain aliens in accordance with a written agreement with the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and to clarify that immigration enforcement is solely a function of the Federal Government. Display Title A bill to discontinue a Federal program that authorizes State and local law enforcement officers to investigate, apprehend, and detain aliens in accordance with a written agreement with the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and to clarify that immigration enforcement is solely a function of the Federal Government. Official Title as Introduced A bill to discontinue a Federal program that authorizes State and local law enforcement officers to investigate, apprehend, and detain aliens in accordance with a written agreement with the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and to clarify that immigration enforcement is solely a function of the Federal Government. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s303is/xml/BILLS-115s303is.xml 2017-02-03 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.