Sarah’s Law

United States118th CongressHR-661House of Representatives
Updated: Apr 5, 2024

Summary

Sarah's Law This bill requires U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain a non-U.S. national ( alien under federal law) who is unlawfully present in the United States and has been charged with a crime that resulted in the death or serious bodily injury of another person. ICE must make reasonable efforts to obtain information about the identity of any victims of the crimes for which the detained individual was charged or convicted. ICE shall provide the victim, or a relative or guardian of a deceased victim, with information about the detained individual, including name, date of birth, nationality, immigration status, criminal history, and a description of any related removal efforts.

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S-160: Sarah's Law

Introduced in Senate

  1. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

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  2. Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 14 - 9.

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  3. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 118-442.

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  4. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 366.

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