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Immigration Enforcement Transparency Act

Introduced: February 7, 2013 Introduced by: Gillibrand, Kirsten E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 7, 2013
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Immigration Enforcement Transparency Act - Requires a law enforcement official enforcing an immigration law to collect specified data, including: (1) the basis for such enforcement action; (2) the individual's identifying characteristics, including race, gender, ethnicity, and age; (3) how long a stop or search lasted and whether consent was obtained; (4) a description of any items seized; (5) whether an arrest or detention was made, the justification for such arrest or detention, and the ultimate disposition of such arrest or detention; (6) the individual's immigration status and whether removal proceedings were subsequently initiated against that individual; and (7) whether the individual filed a complaint.

Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to compile such data and submit a related report to Congress annually.

What's happening now February 7, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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