3.0.0 1582 2023-03-08T20:12:49Z 2023-03-08T20:12:49Z Senate S 2021-05-12 117 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-05-12T18:11:37Z Empowering Law Enforcement Act of 2021 117 4796 HR 2022-11-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. Identical bill CRS Keep Our Communities Safe Act of 2022 117 4370 S 2022-06-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2021-05-12 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2490) IntroReferral 2021-05-12 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress T000278 Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] Tommy Tuberville R AL N T000476 Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] Thomas Tillis R NC Roland 2021-05-12 True R000605 Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] Mike Rounds R SD 2021-05-12 True S001184 Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] Tim Scott R SC 2021-05-28 False Immigration Border security and unlawful immigration Civil actions and liability Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal justice information and records Detention of persons Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Government information and archives Government liability Immigration status and procedures Intergovernmental relations Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers Roads and highways State and local finance State and local government operations Transportation safety and security Visas and passports Immigration 00 2021-05-12 Introduced in Senate 2021-10-14T17:26:00Z Empowering Law Enforcement Act of 2021

This bill addresses issues relating to immigration enforcement.

The bill declares that state and local law enforcement have inherent authority to investigate and arrest individuals to assist federal immigration enforcement. (Currently, state and local law enforcement may take certain immigration enforcement actions upon entering into an agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.)

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) must reimburse state and local law enforcement for the costs of holding or transporting a detained alien.

DHS may detain an alien beyond the removal period (generally the window in which DHS must remove an alien after a final order of removal) upon making certain certifications, such as a certification that the alien's release would threaten community safety. DHS may renew this certification every six months after giving the alien an opportunity to request reconsideration of the certification. An alien challenging such detention may only do so by filing an application for a writ of habeas corpus.

Certain aliens subject to mandatory detention may be held without time limitation while removal proceedings are pending.

DHS must detain an alien who is present in the United States without lawful status if the alien has been convicted for driving while intoxicated.

DHS must establish a process to determine whether an alien not subject to mandatory detention and who has tried to comply with a removal order should be detained or released with conditions.

The Department of Justice must include information about immigration law violations in the National Crime Information Center database.

]]> Empowering Law Enforcement Act of 2021 Display Title Empowering Law Enforcement Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for enhanced Federal enforcement of, and State and local assistance in the enforcement of, the immigration laws of the United States, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Empowering Law Enforcement Act of 2021 Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s1582is/xml/BILLS-117s1582is.xml 2021-05-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2490) 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.