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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.
Summary
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to detain certain aliens pending removal proceedings. Specifically, it mandates detention of aliens who are inadmissible on criminal grounds and who are charged with, arrested for, or convicted of theft-related crimes (including burglary, theft, larceny, and shoplifting), assault of a law enforcement officer, or any crime resulting in death or serious bodily injury to another person. DHS must issue a detainer for such aliens and take physical custody of them if they are not already detained by other federal, state, or local authorities. The bill defines these crimes according to the laws of the jurisdiction where the acts occurred.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to John Cornyn’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- CAPITAL GROUP $22,500
- ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ $16,500
- PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES $13,686
- WINKLEVOSS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT $13,200
- BLACKSTONE $12,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for John Cornyn → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Jan 17, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · senate
- Jan 17, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 17, 2025
Mr. Cornyn introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Public Safety First Act”.
SEC. 2. DETENTION OF CERTAIN ALIENS WHO COMMIT THEFT.
Section 236(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1226(c)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) in subparagraph (C), by striking “or”;
(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the comma at the end and inserting “, or”; and
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:
“(E)(i) is inadmissible under paragraph (6)(A),
(6)(C), or (7) of section 212(a); and
“(ii) is charged with, is arrested for, is convicted of, admits having committed, or admits committing acts which constitute the essential elements of any burglary, theft, larceny, shoplifting, or assault of a law enforcement officer offense, or any crime that results in death or serious bodily injury to another person,”;
(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (4); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
“(2) Definition.—For purposes of paragraph (1)(E), the terms ‘burglary’, ‘theft’, ‘larceny’, ‘shoplifting’, ‘assault of a law enforcement officer’, and ‘serious bodily injury’ have the meanings given such terms in the jurisdiction in which the acts occurred.
“(3) Detainer.—The Secretary of Homeland Security shall issue a detainer for an alien described in paragraph (1)(E) and, if the alien is not otherwise detained by Federal, State, or local officials, shall effectively and expeditiously take custody of the alien.”. <all>
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