109 HR 6095 IH: Immigration Law Enforcement Act of
U.S. House of Representatives
2006-09-19
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1.This Act may be cited as the
Immigration Law Enforcement Act of
2006
.
<enum>I</enum><header>State
and Local Law Enforcement Cooperation in the Enforcement of Immigration Law
Act</header>
<section id="HA9A896E8E93A444A8EBA715E26915D96"><enum>101.</enum><header>Federal
affirmation of assistance in immigration law enforcement by States and
political subdivisions of States</header>
<subsection id="HA0985696D62E45A2BE91D782DF715EA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law and
reaffirming the existing inherent authority of States, law enforcement
personnel of a State or a political subdivision of a State have the inherent
authority of a sovereign entity to investigate, identify, apprehend, arrest,
detain, or transfer to Federal custody aliens in the United States (including
the transportation of such aliens across State lines to detention centers), for
the purposes of assisting in the enforcement of the immigration laws of the
United States in the course of carrying out routine duties. This State
authority has never been displaced or preempted by Congress.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF2AD38D059004818966B2CDFE811375"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Construction</header><text>Nothing
in this section may be construed to require law enforcement personnel of a
State or political subdivision of a State to—</text>
<paragraph id="H7BD54D640A3349F6AAAE5B4542B1375F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>report the
identity of a victim of, or a witness to, a criminal offense to the Secretary
of Homeland Security for immigration enforcement purposes; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H10A3C6F0D6E74907B4D1005C97BF43C7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>arrest such victim
or witness for a violation of the immigration laws of the United States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Alien Smuggler
Prosecution Act</header>
<section id="H2F9583BB793749F5AC9542BCAEFD2157"><enum>201.</enum><header>Effective
prosecution of alien smugglers</header>
<subsection id="H46559FB8D0D6493EBCAB02563FE0A090"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>The
Congress finds as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="H40237E15A78E4564B08B8768E0D5C650"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Recent experience
shows that alien smuggling is flourishing, is increasingly violent, and is
highly profitable.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB9AD96488D6441FFBD6E00B766D1CC2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Alien smuggling
operations also present terrorist and criminal organizations with opportunities
for smuggling their members into the United States practically at will.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA63132F90B27404D8FE7EFB121037FF9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Alien smuggling is
a lucrative business. Each year, criminal organizations that smuggle or traffic
in persons are estimated to generate $9,500,000,000 in revenue
worldwide.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBA2B3B2DB379428D8F42D56D942414"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Alien smuggling
frequently involves dangerous and inhumane conditions for smuggled aliens.
Migrants are frequently abused or exploited, both during their journey and upon
reaching the United States. Consequently, aliens smuggled into the United
States are at significant risk of physical injury, abuse, and death.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H03C75B03142E459C9DEA9FF95B6BB71C"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Notwithstanding
that alien smuggling poses a risk to the United States as a whole, uniform
guidelines for the prosecution of smuggling offenses are not employed by the
various United States attorneys. Understanding that border-area United States
attorneys face an overwhelming workload, a lack of sufficient prosecutions by
certain United States attorneys has encouraged additional smuggling, and
demoralized Border Patrol officers charged with enforcing our anti-smuggling
laws.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC3DA590C311648BF9023F0CDCED55B37"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of the Congress that the Attorney
General should adopt, not later than 3 months after the date of the enactment
of this Act, uniform guidelines for the prosecution of smuggling offenses to be
followed by each United States attorney in the United States.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H14556F0EEADF43A195004CA5F67BE6E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Additional
personnel</header><text>In each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2013, the
Attorney General shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, increase
by not less than 20 the number of attorneys in the offices of United States
attorneys employed to prosecute cases under section 274 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1324">8 U.S.C. 1324</external-xref>), as compared to the previous fiscal year.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>Ending Catch and
Release Act of 2006</header>
<section id="H36607969143148748FDB997338441880"><enum>301.</enum><header>Appropriate
remedies for immigration litigation</header>
<subsection id="H24916522012940EA8301383F39E577D5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirements for
an order granting prospective relief against the government</header>
<paragraph id="H4FB7CE0ACD1D4F398709DE5619EB6117"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If a court determines that prospective relief should be
ordered against the Government in any civil action pertaining to the
administration or enforcement of the immigration laws of the United States, the
court shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H46BE662EC90C4A8A859084C8B25B80EE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>limit the relief
to the minimum necessary to correct the violation of law;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDEADD67C37A24879A120C904C2D3A985"><enum>(B)</enum><text>adopt the least
intrusive means to correct the violation of law;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE1D2DC342E4A42078F3DFA647D4909F3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>minimize, to the
greatest extent practicable, the adverse impact on national security, border
security, immigration administration and enforcement, and public safety;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5756DCBFDB8F441782A586B9862AA09"><enum>(D)</enum><text>provide for the
expiration of the relief on a specific date, which is not later than the
earliest date necessary for the Government to remedy the violation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H60020D708732497CAF38CA52D6D6A084"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Written
explanation</header><text>The requirements described in paragraph (1) shall be
discussed and explained in writing in the order granting prospective relief and
must be sufficiently detailed to allow review by another court.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H54B2EF7DB5F64C3287A0FA40A1D08499"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Expiration of
preliminary injunctive relief</header><text>Preliminary injunctive relief shall
automatically expire on the date that is 90 days after the date on which such
relief is entered, unless the court—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD1BB5673ED4041E7AAB741F27816E828"><enum>(A)</enum><text>makes the findings
required under paragraph (1) for the entry of permanent prospective relief;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H23FBFB88E7DE4C8E91F03491DE4658D1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>makes the order
final before expiration of such 90-day period.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE1D4521D18454D2D9E7BAE60D8A6B8F4"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Requirements for
order denying motion</header><text>This subsection shall apply to any order
denying the Government’s motion to vacate, modify, dissolve or otherwise
terminate an order granting prospective relief in any civil action pertaining
to the administration or enforcement of the immigration laws of the United
States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H08BE42BD579C41788C7BF5AC8FF82728"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Procedure for
motion affecting order granting prospective relief against the
government</header>
<paragraph id="H15F69975C5FD4142BB2F266DF58BD817"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A court shall promptly rule on the Government’s motion to
vacate, modify, dissolve or otherwise terminate an order granting prospective
relief in any civil action pertaining to the administration or enforcement of
the immigration laws of the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7607884D8B8F4F10B0A19118C1F469AF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Automatic
stays</header>
<subparagraph id="H0008E13E388F4463906602BE8D00768C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Government’s motion to vacate, modify, dissolve, or
otherwise terminate an order granting prospective relief made in any civil
action pertaining to the administration or enforcement of the immigration laws
of the United States shall automatically, and without further order of the
court, stay the order granting prospective relief on the date that is 15 days
after the date on which such motion is filed unless the court previously has
granted or denied the Government’s motion.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H20BF00500F234CF89793CD3E14E99B5B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Duration of
automatic stay</header><text>An automatic stay under subparagraph (A) shall
continue until the court enters an order granting or denying the Government’s
motion.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE344CFAA93A84298868F0096A89C503F"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Postponement</header><text>The
court, for good cause, may postpone an automatic stay under subparagraph (A)
for not longer than 15 days.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H95BDD5627E7E44D6B000E0BCF769498E"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Orders blocking
automatic stays</header><text>Any order staying, suspending, delaying, or
otherwise barring the effective date of the automatic stay described in
subparagraph (A), other than an order to postpone the effective date of the
automatic stay for not longer than 15 days under subparagraph (C), shall
be—</text>
<clause id="H97399E6FBE6148358EEC038FC0885250"><enum>(i)</enum><text>treated as an
order refusing to vacate, modify, dissolve or otherwise terminate an
injunction; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H9462F482A73E4D58B780F09910E56D88"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>immediately
appealable under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/1292">section 1292(a)(1)</external-xref> of title 28, United States Code.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H334D8B0E4B1940809E5975FC6CBAD1C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Settlements</header>
<paragraph id="HD3B94DC708A64BD3933499D3BFFB2D82"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Consent
decrees</header><text>In any civil action pertaining to the administration or
enforcement of the immigration laws of the United States, the court may not
enter, approve, or continue a consent decree that does not comply with
subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4517B27BE22847EB9FE5BBD15882A098"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Private
settlement agreements</header><text>Nothing in this section shall preclude
parties from entering into a private settlement agreement that does not comply
with subsection (a) if the terms of that agreement are not subject to court
enforcement other than reinstatement of the civil proceedings that the
agreement settled.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5BF33E52517942FAACAD8CC48BA660F3"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Expedited
proceedings</header><text>It shall be the duty of every court to advance on the
docket and to expedite the disposition of any civil action or motion considered
under this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H72469CE4891B401C864942DD4B62DAB4"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="HBFD951CB1EDE4014A3B4D44C00E32F77"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Consent
decree</header><text>The term <term>consent decree</term>—</text>
<subparagraph id="H77A00EB355904E0287CBB13D979E00DA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>means any relief
entered by the court that is based in whole or in part on the consent or
acquiescence of the parties; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD0B4544F9C4044D095E1B614A78B65A3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>does not include
private settlements.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H25A95F271FC3456799AB9DE91E82BBE9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Good
cause</header><text>The term <term>good cause</term> does not include discovery
or congestion of the court’s calendar.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2094DF6E452A4F94A68961E1A9E800DD"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Government</header><text>The
term <term>Government</term> means the United States, any Federal department or
agency, or any Federal agent or official acting within the scope of official
duties.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H73A33B1803484CB1A700154BE5A318D5"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Permanent
relief</header><text>The term <term>permanent relief</term> means relief issued
in connection with a final decision of a court.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H74970DB53E9747F5BC2800DDBFE00"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Private settlement
agreement</header><text>The term <term>private settlement agreement</term>
means an agreement entered into among the parties that is not subject to
judicial enforcement other than the reinstatement of the civil action that the
agreement settled.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8C6483E6EFE24B20BFE6B7FADB4920ED"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Prospective
relief</header><text>The term <term>prospective relief</term> means temporary,
preliminary, or permanent relief other than compensatory monetary
damages.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HAC40C83411184068901DC3EBA623CFAA"><enum>302.</enum><header>Effective
date</header>
<subsection id="H96645E4899614275B3004F7363E101A1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This title shall
apply with respect to all orders granting prospective relief in any civil
action pertaining to the administration or enforcement of the immigration laws
of the United States, whether such relief was ordered before, on, or after the
date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H1DFF625AC8F7438F82299DFECAE50929"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Pending
motions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Every motion to
vacate, modify, dissolve or otherwise terminate an order granting prospective
relief in any such action, which motion is pending on the date of the enactment
of this Act, shall be treated as if it had been filed on such date of
enactment.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H78DDEA7E069941F183D1A4EE40DA7E96"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Automatic stay
for pending motions</header>
<paragraph id="H0127CB9207B94ECBB93400FCB9858E9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An automatic stay with respect to the prospective relief
that is the subject of a motion described in subsection (b) shall take effect
without further order of the court on the date which is 10 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act if the motion—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDD5FE02E59514CE791CF7C0018CEB5D1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>was pending for 45
days as of the date of the enactment of this Act; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBD61D776C7414BAA960053D35D760083"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is still pending
on the date which is 10 days after such date of enactment.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0D060D5D05264B4E8B2872E6ECF5DAEA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duration of
automatic stay</header><text>An automatic stay that takes effect under
paragraph (1) shall continue until the court enters an order granting or
denying the Government’s motion under section 301(b). There shall be no further
postponement of the automatic stay with respect to any such pending motion
under section 301(b)(2). Any order, staying, suspending, delaying or otherwise
barring the effective date of this automatic stay with respect to pending
motions described in subsection (b) shall be an order blocking an automatic
stay subject to immediate appeal under section 301(b)(2)(D).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section>