H.R. 64 119th 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, 2025 Introduced by: Andy Biggs Republican · Arizona See on congress.gov

Immigration Border security and unlawful immigrationDetention of personsImmigration status and procedures

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Jan 3, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Jan 3, 2025

Introduced in House

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Grant's Law

This bill requires the Department of Justice to detain a non-U.S. national (alien under federal law) found to be unlawfully present in the United States and arrested for various crimes that would render the individual deportable or inadmissible.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may release the individual to an appropriate authority for proceedings related to the arrest, but DHS must resume custody for any period that the individual is not in such authority's custody.

If the individual is not convicted of crimes for which the individual was arrested, DHS must continue to detain the individual until removal proceedings are completed. DHS must complete such removal proceedings within 90 days.

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