HR 74 116th Congress House

Grant’s Law

Official title: To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to detain any alien who is unlawfully present in the United States and is arrested for certain criminal offenses.

Introduced: January 3, 2019 Introduced by: Biggs, Andy Republican · Arizona See on congress.gov

Immigration Administrative remediesBorder security and unlawful immigrationDetention of personsImmigration status and procedures

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

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Became law

Jan 3, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Jan 3, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Jan 3, 2019

Introduced in House

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Latest action January 3, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Grant's Law

This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to detain any alien found to be unlawfully present in the United States and arrested for various crimes that would render the alien deportable or inadmissible.

The bill transfers release authority from DOJ 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 such authority's custody. If the alien is not convicted of crimes for which the alien was arrested, DHS must continue to detain the alien until removal proceedings are completed.

DHS must complete the removal proceedings within 90 days.

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