S 149 — Public Safety First Act

Summary

Expands mandatory detention requirements under the Immigration and Nationality Act to include certain aliens charged with or convicted of theft, burglary, larceny, shoplifting, assault of a law enforcement officer, or crimes resulting in death or serious bodily injury
Requires the Department of Homeland Security to issue detainers for aliens who are inadmissible and meet these crime criteria
Requires the Department of Homeland Security to take custody of such aliens if they are not otherwise detained by federal, state, or local authorities
Defines "theft," "burglary," "larceny," "shoplifting," and related terms according to the jurisdiction where the acts occurred

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Sponsor (1)

Sen. Cornyn, John (R-TX)

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CAPITAL GROUP $22,500
ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ $16,500
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES $13,686
WINKLEVOSS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT $13,200
BLACKSTONE $12,600

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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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Text versions (1)

Introduced in Senate · Jan 17, 2025

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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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