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S 2395 114th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Border security and unlawful immigration Correctional facilities and imprisonment Detention of persons Immigration status and procedures Law enforcement administration and funding

A bill to reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 10, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Dec 10, 2015
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) through FY2020. SCAAP provides payments to state, local, and tribal governments to offset the costs of incarcerating certain undocumented criminal aliens.

It expands the definition of “undocumented criminal alien” to include an alien who has been charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors.

Additionally, the bill directs the Department of Justice to reimburse a state, local, or tribal government for costs to incarcerate a criminal alien whose immigration status cannot be verified by the Department of Homeland Security. (Currently, a criminal alien with lawful immigration status does not meet the criteria for SCAAP reimbursement.)

What's happening now December 10, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1