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Stop Catch and Release Act of 2015

Introduced: June 25, 2015 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 9, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Jun 25, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 25, 2015
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop Catch and Release Act of 2015

This legislation amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require mandatory detention of any alien who is unlawfully present in the United States and arrested for inadmissible or deportable crimes.

The bill transfers release authority from the Department of Justice to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). DHS may release the alien to an appropriate authority for proceedings related to the arrest, but DHS must resume custody for any period that the alien is not in custody of the appropriate authority. If the alien is not convicted of crimes for which the alien was arrested, then DHS must continue to detain the alien until removal proceedings are completed.

DHS must complete the removal proceedings within 90 days.

What's happening now July 9, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

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