[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 6 (Monday, January 13, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S94]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 5. Ms. DUCKWORTH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill S. 5, to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to 
take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States 
with theft, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. IDENTIFYING ALIENS CONNECTED TO THE ARMED FORCES.

       (a) In General.--Upon the application by an alien for an 
     immigration benefit or the placement of an alien in an 
     immigration enforcement proceeding, the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security shall--
       (1) determine whether the alien is serving, or has served, 
     as a member of--
       (A) a regular or reserve component of the Armed Forces of 
     the United States on active duty; or
       (B) a reserve component of the Armed Forces in an active 
     status; and
       (2) with respect to the immigration and naturalization 
     records of the Department of Homeland Security relating to an 
     alien who is serving, or has served, as a member of the Armed 
     Forces described in paragraph (1), annotate such records--
       (A) to reflect that membership; and
       (B) to afford an opportunity to track the outcomes for each 
     such alien.
       (b) Prohibition on Use of Information for Removal.--
     Information gathered under subsection (a) may not be used for 
     the purpose of removing an alien from the United States.
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