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Immigration Detainer Enforcement Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-60| Senate 
| Updated: 1/27/2021
Thomas Tillis

Thomas Tillis

Republican Senator

North Carolina

Cosponsors (9)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Jerry Moran (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)James M. Inhofe (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Mike Rounds (Republican)Josh Hawley (Republican)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Immigration Detainer Enforcement Act of 2021 This bill expands statutory provisions to authorize the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to request a law enforcement agency to detain an individual who has been arrested for violating any law (if the individual is believed to be an unlawfully present alien), where current provisions only explicitly authorize detainer requests for individuals arrested for violating controlled substances laws. The bill also modifies other related provisions. A law enforcement agency that has received a detainer request may hold the targeted individual for up to 48 hours. DHS may enter into agreements with law enforcement agencies to indemnify such agencies against claims for wrongful detention resulting from a detainer request. No provision of federal, state, or local law may restrict any government entity from (1) providing DHS with access to databases with information relating to issued detainers, or (2) holding an individual subject to a detainer. DHS shall periodically certify to Congress as to which state or local entities have not complied with a detainer request. Such entities shall be ineligible for compensation for costs related to honoring detainer requests. State and local entities that comply with DHS detainer requests shall have prioritized access to (1) certain law enforcement-related grants, and (2) certain excess federal property.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-2739
Immigration Detainer Enforcement Act of 2019
Jan 27, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Jan 27, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 5, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-506
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-2739
    Immigration Detainer Enforcement Act of 2019


  • January 27, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 27, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • March 5, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-506
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Immigration

Related Bills

  • HR 117-506: Immigration Detainer Enforcement Act of 2021
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBorder security and unlawful immigrationCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and recordsDepartment of Homeland SecurityDetention of personsGovernment information and archivesImmigration status and proceduresIntergovernmental relationsLaw enforcement administration and fundingState and local financeState and local government operations

Immigration Detainer Enforcement Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-60| Senate 
| Updated: 1/27/2021
Immigration Detainer Enforcement Act of 2021 This bill expands statutory provisions to authorize the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to request a law enforcement agency to detain an individual who has been arrested for violating any law (if the individual is believed to be an unlawfully present alien), where current provisions only explicitly authorize detainer requests for individuals arrested for violating controlled substances laws. The bill also modifies other related provisions. A law enforcement agency that has received a detainer request may hold the targeted individual for up to 48 hours. DHS may enter into agreements with law enforcement agencies to indemnify such agencies against claims for wrongful detention resulting from a detainer request. No provision of federal, state, or local law may restrict any government entity from (1) providing DHS with access to databases with information relating to issued detainers, or (2) holding an individual subject to a detainer. DHS shall periodically certify to Congress as to which state or local entities have not complied with a detainer request. Such entities shall be ineligible for compensation for costs related to honoring detainer requests. State and local entities that comply with DHS detainer requests shall have prioritized access to (1) certain law enforcement-related grants, and (2) certain excess federal property.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-2739
Immigration Detainer Enforcement Act of 2019
Jan 27, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Jan 27, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 5, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-506
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-2739
    Immigration Detainer Enforcement Act of 2019


  • January 27, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 27, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • March 5, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-506
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Thomas Tillis

Thomas Tillis

Republican Senator

North Carolina

Cosponsors (9)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Jerry Moran (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)James M. Inhofe (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Mike Rounds (Republican)Josh Hawley (Republican)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

Immigration

Related Bills

  • HR 117-506: Immigration Detainer Enforcement Act of 2021
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBorder security and unlawful immigrationCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and recordsDepartment of Homeland SecurityDetention of personsGovernment information and archivesImmigration status and proceduresIntergovernmental relationsLaw enforcement administration and fundingState and local financeState and local government operations