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S 2294 110th Congress Senate

Immigration Enforcement and Border Security Act of 2007

Official title: A bill to strengthen immigration enforcement and border security and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 1, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Criminal aliensDeportationDetention of personsFederal law enforcement officersFingerprintsFraudGangsGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment paperworkIdentification devicesIllegal aliensImmigrantsLabor and EmploymentPassportsSearches and seizuresSmugglingSocial WelfareSocial security numbersTax returnsTaxationTerrorismVisas
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Nov 2, 2007
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 465.
Nov 1, 2007
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Nov 1, 2007
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action November 2, 2007

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 465.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Immigration Enforcement and Border Security Act of 2007 - Sets forth border control provisions, including provisions respecting: (1) assets, personnel, and infrastructure; (2) ports of entry; (3) border security initiatives; (4) seizure of conveyances; (5) United States-Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology system (US-VISIT); (6) human smuggling: and (7) detention space.

Northern Border Prosecution Initiative Reimbursement Act - Establishes the Northern Border Prosecution Initiative to reimburse eligible northern border entities for costs incurred in handling criminal case dispositions that are federally initiated but federally declined-referred.

Sets forth interior enforcement provisions, including provisions respecting: (1) personnel; (2) detention and removal; (3) gang members; (4) alien smuggling; (5) illegal entry; (6) unlawful presence and illegal reentry; (7) passport, visa, and immigration fraud; (8) voluntary departure; (9) background checks; (10) state criminal alien assistance program; (11) state and local law immigration enforcement and federal transfer authority; (12) terrorists; (13) alien criminals; and (14) alien reporting requirements.

Sets forth worksite enforcement provisions, including provisions respecting: (1) unlawful employment of aliens; (2) disclosure of taxpayer information; (3) social security cards and identity documents; and (4) establishment of a voluntary advanced verification program to allow employers to verify an employee's fingerprints in order to determine identity and work status.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2294: Immigration Enforcement and Border Security Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-2294/
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"S. 2294: Immigration Enforcement and Border Security Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-2294/.
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S. 2294, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-2294/.
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