S 37
115th Congress
Senate
Immigration
Border security and unlawful immigration
Crime victims
Criminal justice information and records
Detention of persons
Immigration status and procedures
Visas and passports
Sarah's Law
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 5, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 5, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Sarah's Law
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the detention of an alien: (1) who was not inspected and admitted into the United States, who held a revoked nonimmigrant visa (or other nonimmigrant admission document), or who is deportable for failing to maintain nonimmigrant status; and (2) who has been charged in the United States with a crime that resulted in the death or serious bodily injury of another person.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall make reasonable efforts to:
- obtain information about the identity of any victims of the crimes for which such alien was charged or convicted; and
- provide the victim, or a parent, guardian, spouse, or closest living relative of a deceased victim, with information about such alien, including name, date of birth, nationality, immigration status, criminal history, and a description of any related removal efforts.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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