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HR 3980 110th Congress House

Families First Immigration Enforcement Act

Official title: To provide for safe and humane policies and procedures pertaining to the arrest, detention, and processing of aliens in immigration enforcement operations.

Introduced: January 29, 2008 See on congress.gov
Immigration Alien laborBailCrime and Law EnforcementDetention of persons
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FamiliesFamily servicesGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthIllegal aliensLabor and EmploymentLanguage and languagesLawLegal servicesMedical screeningParoleScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareTelephone
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It never became law before the 110th Congress (2007–2008) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 2, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Oct 25, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 25, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 2, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Families First Immigration Enforcement Act - Requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in a workplace enforcement operation that is calculated to apprehend or does apprehend at least 50 aliens, to do the following: (1) give state agencies sufficient notice to arrange for representatives who speak the detainees' language and to provide for any special needs; (2) afford access to state social service agencies to screen and interview detainees to determine if medical risks or risks to relatives exist; (3) consider, upon recommendation, the release of detainees on age, medical, or family related humanitarian grounds; and (4) provide a toll-free number for families of detainees to report their relationship to DHS or state social services.

Requires that such aliens have access to legal orientation presentations through the Executive Office for Immigration Review's legal orientation program.

States that detainees should be held within the jurisdiction of the local United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office to the extent that space allows.

Requires a detainee's release within 72 hours of apprehension if such alien is not subject to mandatory detention, does not pose a flight risk, or is subject to humanitarian release. States that such alien shall be released: (1) on his or her own recognizance; (2) by posting a minimum bond; (3) on parole under the Immigration and Nationality Act; or (4) through the intensive supervision appearance or similar program.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3980: Families First Immigration Enforcement Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3980/
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"H.R. 3980: Families First Immigration Enforcement Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3980/.
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