HR 2729 116th Congress House Immigration Border security and unlawful immigration Citizenship and naturalization Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Department of Homeland Security Detention of persons Immigration status and procedures Intergovernmental relations Law enforcement officers State and local government operations

PROTECT Immigration Act of 2019

Introduced: May 14, 2019 Introduced by: Quigley, Mike Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

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Became law

Jun 26, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

May 14, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

May 14, 2019

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting the Rights Of Towns against federal Enforcement contrary to Constitutional Tenets for Immigration Act of 2019 or the PROTECT Immigration Act of 2019

This bill establishes that the authority to investigate, apprehend, or detain aliens for the purposes of immigration enforcement is limited to immigration officers and authorized Department of Homeland Security employees, except when such authority is provided to other individuals under specified statutes. Specifically, this restriction does not apply in certain instances involving (1) an actual or imminent mass influx of aliens, (2) persons bringing in and harboring aliens in violation of immigration laws, and (3) an alien illegally present in the United States who had previously left or was deported after being convicted of a felony.

The bill repeals authority allowing the Department of Justice to enter into agreements authorizing state or local government employees to perform immigration enforcement functions.

What's happening now June 26, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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