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S 149 119th Congress Senate Immigration

Public Safety First Act

Introduced: January 17, 2025 Introduced by: Cornyn, John Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 17, 2025
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Public Safety First Act

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to detain certain non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) who have been arrested for burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting. Specifically, DHS must detain an individual who (1) is unlawfully present in the United States or did not possess the necessary documents when applying for admission; and (2) has been charged with, arrested for, convicted of, or admits to having committed acts that constitute the essential elements of burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting.

    What's happening now January 17, 2025

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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