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HR 1663 111th Congress House

Justice for the Newark College Students Act

Official title: To require State and local law enforcement agencies to determine the immigration status of all individuals arrested by such agencies for a felony, to require s… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require State and local law enforcement agencies to determine the immigration status of all individuals arrested by such agencies for a felony, to require such agencies to report to the Secretary of Homeland Security when they have arrested for a felony an alien unlawfully present in the United States, to require mandatory Federal detention of such individuals pending removal in cases where they are not otherwise detained, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 23, 2009 See on congress.gov
Immigration Border security and unlawful immigrationCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and recordsDetention of persons
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It never became law before the 111th Congress (2009–2010) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 27, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Mar 23, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 23, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 27, 2009

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Justice for the Newark College Students Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require: (1) the Secretary of Homeland Security (current law refers to the Attorney General) to make investigative resources available to state and local law enforcement agencies to determine whether an individual arrested for a felony or an aggravated felony (current law refers to only an aggravated felony) is unlawfully in the United States; (2) state and local agencies to use such information to determine whether an arrested individual is unlawfully in the United States and to provide the appropriate court with such information; (3) the court to report such case's disposition to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS); and (4) mandatory federal detention of such individuals pending removal, and release only in furtherance of the felony case for which the arrest was made.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 3
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McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Sep 15, 2010
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Mar 23, 2009
Carney, Christopher
· Mar 23, 2009
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Mar 23, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1663: Justice for the Newark College Students Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1663/
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"H.R. 1663: Justice for the Newark College Students Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1663/.
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H.R. 1663, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1663/.
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