S 80
117th 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 28, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 28, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Sarah's Law
This bill requires U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain an alien who is unlawfully present in the United States and has been charged with a crime that resulted in the death or serious bodily injury of another person.
ICE shall make reasonable efforts to obtain information about the identity of any victims of the crimes for which such alien was charged or convicted. ICE shall provide the victim, or a relative or guardian 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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