S. 149

119 S149 IS: Public Safety First Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-01-17
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 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 149  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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Public Safety First Act  .
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.
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