S.Amdt. 849Senate110th Congress (2007-2009)2nd degree

To amend chapter 113B of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the recruitment of persons to participate in terrorism, to provide remedies for immigration litigation, and to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the requirements related to judicial review of visa revocation and to modify the requirements related to detention and removal of aliens ordered removed.

What it does: Adds SEC. __. RECRUITMENT OF PERSONS TO PARTICIPATE IN TERRORISM at the end of S.Amdt. 843
Submitted April 16, 2007

What it changes

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  1. Adds SEC. __. RECRUITMENT OF PERSONS TO PARTICIPATE IN TERRORISM at the end of S.Amdt. 843

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    Inserted: SEC. __. RECRUITMENT OF PERSONS TO PARTICIPATE IN TERRORISM.

    Inserted: (a) In General.--Chapter 113B of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2332b the following:

    Inserted: "Sec. 2332c. Recruitment of persons to participate in terrorism.

    Inserted: "(a) Offenses.--

    Inserted: "(1) In general.--It shall be unlawful to employ, solicit, induce, command, or cause another person to commit an act of domestic terrorism or international terrorism or a Federal crime of terrorism, with the intent that the person commit such act or crime of terrorism

    Inserted: "(2) Attempt and conspiracy.--It shall be unlawful to attempt or conspire to commit an offense under paragraph (1).

    Inserted: "(b) Penalties.--Any person who violates subsection (a)--

    Inserted: "(1) in the case of an attempt or conspiracy, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both;

    Inserted: "(2) if death of an individual results, shall be fined under this title, punished by death or imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both;

    Inserted: "(3) if serious bodily injury to any individual results, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not less than 10 years nor more than 25 years, or both; and

    Inserted: "(4) in any other case, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.

    Inserted: "(c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed or applied so as to abridge the exercise of rights guaranteed under the first amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

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    Inserted: "(d) Lack of Consummated Terrorist Act Not a Defense.--It is not a defense under this section that the act of domestic terrorism or international terrorism or Federal crime of terrorism that is the object of the employment, solicitation, inducement, commanding, or causing has not been done.

    Inserted: "(e) Definitions.--In this section--

    Inserted: "(1) the term 'Federal crime of terrorism' has the meaning given that term in section 2332b of this title; and

    Inserted: "(2) the term 'serious bodily injury' has the meaning given that term in section 1365 of this title.".

    Inserted: (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 113B of title 18, United States Code, is amended--

    Inserted: (1) by inserting after section 2332b the following:

    Inserted: "2332c. Recruitment of persons to participate in terrorism."; and

    Inserted: (2) by adding at the end the following:

    Inserted: "2339D. Receiving military-type training from a foreign terrorist organization.".

    Inserted: SEC. __. APPROPRIATE REMEDIES FOR IMMIGRATION LITIGATION.

    Inserted: (a) Limitation on Class Actions.--No court may certify a class under rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure in any civil action that--

    Inserted: (1) is filed after the date of the enactment of this Act; and

    Inserted: (2) pertains to the administration or enforcement of the immigration laws of the United States.

    Inserted: (b) Prospective Relief Against the Government.--

    Inserted: (1) In general.--If a Federal court determines that a plaintiff should be awarded prospective relief to remedy a violation of the Government in a civil action pertaining to the administration or enforcement of the immigration laws of the United States, the court shall--

    Inserted: (A) limit the relief to the minimum necessary to correct the violation of law;

    Inserted: (B) design the relief as the least intrusive means to correct the violation;

    Inserted: (C) design the relief in a manner to minimize, to the greatest extent practicable, the adverse impact of such relief on the national security, border security, ability to administer and enforce the immigration laws, and public safety of the United States; and

    Inserted: (D) provide for the expiration of the relief on a specific date, which may not be later than the earliest date practicable for the Government to remedy the violation.

    Inserted: (2) Written explanation.--A court granting prospective relief for a violation described in paragraph (1) shall issue a written order granting the relief and include in the order a discussion of the manner in which the relief is designed to meet the requirements of subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph (1) and shall be sufficiently detailed to allow review by another court.

    Inserted: (3) Expiration of preliminary injunctive relief.--Preliminary injunctive relief ordered by a court in a case related to the immigration laws of the United States shall automatically expire on the date that is 90 days after the date on which such relief is entered, unless the court finds that such relief meets the requirements described in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph (1) for the entry of permanent prospective relief and orders the preliminary relief to become a final order granting prospective relief prior to the expiration of the 90-day period.

    Inserted: (c) Procedure for Motion Affecting Order Granting Prospective Relief Against the Government.--

    Inserted: (1) In general.--A court shall promptly rule on a motion made by the Government to vacate, modify, dissolve, or otherwise terminate an order granting prospective relief in any civil action pertaining to the administration or enforcement of the immigration laws of the United States.

    Inserted: (2) Automatic stays.--

    Inserted: (A) In general.--A motion to vacate, modify, dissolve, or otherwise terminate an order granting prospective relief made by the Government in any civil action pertaining to the administration or enforcement of the immigration laws of the United States shall automatically, and without further order of the court, stay the order granting prospective relief on the date that is 15 days after the date on which such motion is filed unless the court previously has granted or denied the Government's motion.

    Inserted: (B) Duration of automatic stay.--An automatic stay under subparagraph (A) shall continue until the date on which the court enters an order granting or denying the Government's motion.

    Inserted: (C) Postponement.--The court may, for good cause, postpone an automatic stay under subparagraph (A) for not longer than 15 days.

    Inserted: (D) Pending motions.--

    Inserted: (i) Motions pending for 45 days or less.--A motion to vacate, modify, dissolve, or otherwise terminate an order granting prospective relief in any civil action pertaining to the administration or enforcement of the immigration laws of the United States that has been pending for not more than 45 days on the date of the enactment of this Act shall be treated as if the motion had been filed on the date of the enactment of this Act for purposes of this subsection.

    Inserted: (ii) Motions pending for more than 45 days.--

    Inserted: (I) In general.--A motion to vacate, modify, dissolve, or otherwise terminate an order granting prospective relief in any civil action pertaining to the administration or enforcement of the immigration laws of the United States that has been pending for more than 45 days on the date of the enactment of this Act, and remains pending 10 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, shall result in an automatic stay, without further order of the court, of the prospective relief that is the subject of the motion.

    Inserted: (II) Duration of automatic stay.--An automatic stay under subclause (I) shall continue until the court enters an order granting or denying the Government's motion.

    Inserted: (III) Postponement.--An automatic stay under this clause may not be postponed under subparagraph (C).

    Inserted: (E) Automatic stays during remands from higher courts.--If a United States court of appeals orders a decision on a motion to vacate, modify, dissolve, or otherwise terminate an order granting prospective relief in any civil action pertaining to the administration or enforcement of the immigration laws of the United States to be remanded to a district court, the order granting prospective relief which is the subject of the motion shall be automatically stayed until the district court enters an order granting or denying the motion.

    Inserted: (F) Orders blocking automatic stays.--An order staying, suspending, delaying, or otherwise barring the effective date of an automatic stay, other than an order to postpone the effective date of the automatic stay for not longer than 15 days under subparagraph (C), shall be treated as an order refusing to vacate, modify, dissolve, or otherwise terminate an injunction and immediately shall be appealable pursuant to section 1292(a)(1) of title 28, United States Code.

    Inserted: (3) Requirements for order denying motion.--Subsection (b) shall apply to any order denying a motion made by the Government to vacate, modify, dissolve, or otherwise terminate an order granting prospective relief in any civil action pertaining to the administration or enforcement of the immigration laws of the United States.

    Inserted: (d) Additional Rules Concerning Prospective Relief Affecting Expedited Removal.--

    Inserted: (1) Jurisdiction over orders interfering with the inspection of aliens arriving in the united states.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law (statutory or nonstatutory), including section 2241 of title 28, United States Code, or any other habeas corpus provision and sections 1361 and 1651 of such title, no court shall have jurisdiction to grant or continue an order or part of an order granting prospective relief if the order or part of the order interferes with, affects, or impacts any determination pursuant to, or implementation of, section 235(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(1)), except as expressly provided in section 242(e) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1252(e)).

    Inserted: (2) Determination of jurisdiction.--If the Government files a motion to vacate, modify, dissolve, or otherwise terminate an order granting prospective relief in a civil action pertaining to the administration or enforcement of the immigration laws of the United States, the court shall promptly determine whether the court continues to have jurisdiction and shall promptly vacate any order or part of an order granting prospective relief that is not within the jurisdiction of the court.

    Inserted: (3) Applicability.--Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply to an order granting prospective relief that was entered before the date of the enactment of this Act if the prospective relief granted by such order was necessary to remedy the violation of a right guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States.

    Inserted: (e) Settlements.--

    Inserted: (1) Consent decrees.--In any civil action pertaining to the administration or enforcement of the immigration laws of the United States, the court shall not enter, approve, or continue a consent decree unless it complies with the requirements of subsection (b).

    Inserted: (2) Private settlement agreements.--Nothing in this section shall preclude parties from entering into a private settlement agreement that does not comply with the requirements of subsection (b).

    Inserted: (f) Definitions.--In this section:

    Inserted: (1) Consent decree.--The term "consent decree" means any relief entered by the court that is based in whole or in part on the consent or acquiescence of the parties, but does not include private settlement agreements.

    Inserted: (2) Good cause.--The term "good cause" does not include discovery or congestion of the court's calendar.

    Inserted: (3) Government.--The term "Government" means the United States, any Federal department or agency, or any Federal agent or official acting within the scope of official duties.

    Inserted: (4) Permanent relief.--The term "permanent relief" means relief issued in connection with a final decision of a court.

    Inserted: (5) Private settlement agreement.--The term "private settlement agreement" means an agreement entered into by the parties that is not subject to judicial enforcement other than the reinstatement of the civil action of the claim resolved by such agreement.

    Inserted: (6) Prospective relief.--The term "prospective relief" means temporary, preliminary, or permanent relief other than compensatory monetary damages.

    Inserted: (g) Expedited Proceedings.--It shall be the duty of every court to advance on the docket and to expedite the disposition of any civil action or motion subject to the provisions of this section.

    Inserted: (h) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect to all orders granting prospective relief in any civil action pertaining to the administration or enforcement of the immigration laws of the United States, whether such relief was ordered before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

    Inserted: (i) Severability.--If any provision of this section or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance is found to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this section and the application of the provisions of this section to any person or circumstance shall not be affected by such finding.

    Inserted: SEC. __. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF VISA REVOCATION.

    Inserted: (a) In General.--Section 221(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1201(i)) is amended by striking "There shall be no means of judicial review" and all that follows and inserting the following: "Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including section 2241 of title 28, United States Code, or any other habeas corpus provision, and sections 1361 and 1651 of such title, a revocation under this subsection may not be reviewed by any court, and no court shall have jurisdiction to hear any claim arising from, or any challenge to, such a revocation.".

    Inserted: (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act and shall apply to visas issued before, on, or after such date.

    Inserted: SEC. __. DETENTION AND REMOVAL OF ALIENS ORDERED REMOVED.

    Inserted: (a) Detention of Deportable Aliens to Protect Public Safety.--

    Inserted: (1) In general.--Section 241(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1231(a)) is amended--

    Inserted: (A) by striking "Attorney General" each place it appears, except for the first reference in paragraph (4)(B)(i), and inserting "Secretary of Homeland Security";

    Inserted: (B) in paragraph (1)--

    Inserted: (i) by amending clause (ii) of subparagraph (B) to read as follows:

    Inserted: "(ii) If a court, the Board of Immigration Appeals, or an immigration judge orders a stay of the removal of the alien, the date the stay of removal is no longer in effect.";

    Inserted: (ii) by adding at the end of subparagraph (B), the following flush text: "If, at the beginning of the removal period, as determined under this subparagraph, the alien is not in the custody of the Secretary of Homeland Security (under the authority of this Act), the Secretary shall take the alien into custody for removal, and the removal period shall not begin until the alien is taken into such custody. If the Secretary transfers custody of the alien during the removal period pursuant to law to another Federal agency or a State or local government agency in connection with the official duties of such agency, the removal period shall be tolled, and shall begin anew on the date of the alien's return to the custody of the Secretary subject to clause (ii)."; and

    Inserted: (iii) by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows:

    Inserted: "(C) Suspension of period.--The removal period shall be extended beyond a period of 90 days and the alien may remain in detention during such extended period if the alien--

    Inserted: "(i) fails or refuses to make all reasonable efforts to comply with the removal order, or to fully cooperate with the efforts of the Secretary to establish the identity of the alien and carry out the removal order, including making timely application in good faith for travel or other documents necessary to the departure of the alien; or

    Inserted: "(ii) conspires or acts to prevent the alien's removal.";

    Inserted: (C) in paragraph (2)--

    Inserted: (i) by striking "During" and inserting the following:

    Inserted: "(A) In general.--During"; and

    Inserted: (ii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

    Inserted: "(B) Effect of stay of removal.--If a court, the Board of Immigration Appeals, or an immigration judge orders a stay of removal of an alien who is subject to an administratively final order of removal, the Secretary of Homeland Security in the exercise of discretion may detain the alien during the pendency of such stay of removal.";

    Inserted: (D) in paragraph (3), by amending subparagraph (D) to read as follows:

    Inserted: "(D) to obey reasonable restrictions on the alien's conduct or activities or to perform affirmative acts that the Secretary of Homeland Security prescribes for the alien, in order to prevent the alien from absconding, for the protection of the community, or for other purposes related to the enforcement of the immigration laws.";

    Inserted: (E) in paragraph (6), by striking "removal period and, if released," and inserting "removal period, in the discretion of the Secretary of Homeland Security, without any limitations other than those specified in this section, until the alien is removed. If the alien is released, the alien"; and

    Inserted: (F) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (10) and inserting after paragraph (6) the following new paragraphs:

    Inserted: "(7) Parole.--If an alien detained pursuant to paragraph (6) is an applicant for admission, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in the Secretary's discretion, may parole the alien under section 212(d)(5) and may provide, notwithstanding section 212(d)(5), that the alien shall not be returned to custody unless either the alien violates the conditions of the parole or the removal of the alien becomes reasonably foreseeable. In no circumstance shall such alien be considered admitted.

    Inserted: "(8) Additional rules for detention or release of certain aliens who have made an entry.--The following procedures apply to an alien who has effected an entry into the United States and do not apply to any other alien detained pursuant to paragraph (6):

    Inserted: "(A) Establishment of a detention review process for aliens who fully cooperate with removal.--For an alien who has made all reasonable efforts to comply with a removal order and to cooperate fully with the Secretary of Homeland Security's efforts to establish the alien's identity and carry out the removal order, including making timely application in good faith for travel or other documents necessary to the alien's departure, and has not conspired or acted to prevent removal, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish an administrative review process to determine whether an alien will be detained or released on conditions. The Secretary shall make a determination whether to release an alien after the removal period in accordance with paragraph (1)(B). The determination shall include consideration of any evidence submitted by the alien, and may include consideration of any other evidence, including any information or assistance provided by the Department of State or other Federal agency and any other information available to the Secretary pertaining to the ability to remove the alien.

    Inserted: "(B) Additional 90-day period.--The Secretary of Homeland Security, in the exercise of discretion, without any limitations other than those specified in this section, may continue to detain an alien for 90 days beyond the removal period (including any extension of the removal period as provided in paragraph (1)(D)).

    Inserted: "(C) Further detention.--The Secretary of Homeland Security, in the exercise of discretion, without any limitations other than those specified in this section, may continue to detain an alien beyond the removal period and the 90-day period authorized by subparagraph (B)--

    Inserted: "(i) until the alien is removed, if the Secretary determines that there is a significant likelihood that the alien--

    Inserted: "(I) will be removed in the reasonably foreseeable future; or

    Inserted: "(II) would be removed in the reasonably foreseeable future, or would have been removed, but for the failure or refusal of the alien to make all reasonable efforts to comply with the removal order, or to cooperate fully with the efforts of the Secretary to establish the identity of the alien and to carry out the removal order, including making timely application in good faith for travel or other documents necessary to the departure of the alien, or conspiracies or acts to prevent the alien's removal;

    Inserted: "(ii) until the alien is removed, if the Secretary certifies in writing--

    Inserted: "(I) in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, that the alien has a highly contagious disease that poses a threat to public safety;

    Inserted: "(II) after receipt of a written recommendation from the Secretary of State, that release of the alien is likely to have serious adverse foreign policy consequences for the United States;

    Inserted: "(III) based on information available to the Secretary of Homeland Security (including classified, sensitive, or national security information, and without regard to the grounds upon which the alien was ordered removed), that there is reason to believe that the release of the alien would threaten the national security of the United States; or

    Inserted: "(IV) that the release of the alien will threaten the safety of the community or any person, conditions of release cannot reasonably be expected to ensure the safety of the community or any person, and--

    Inserted: "(aa) the alien has been convicted of one or more aggravated felonies as defined in section 101(a)(43)(A), one or more crimes identified by the Secretary of Homeland Security by regulation, or one or more attempts or conspiracies to commit any such aggravated felonies or such identified crimes, provided that the aggregate term of imprisonment for such attempts or conspiracies is at least 5 years; or

    Inserted: "(bb) the alien has committed one or more crimes of violence (as defined in section 16 of title 18, United States Code, but not including a purely political offense) and, because of a mental condition or personality disorder and behavior associated with that condition or disorder, the alien is likely to engage in acts of violence in the future; or

    Inserted: "(V) that the release of the alien will threaten the safety of the community or any person, conditions of release cannot reasonably be expected to ensure the safety of the community or any person, and the alien has been convicted of at least one aggravated felony as defined in section 101(a)(43); or

    Inserted: "(iii) pending a certification under clause (ii), if the Secretary has initiated the administrative review process under subparagraph (C) not later than 30 days after the expiration of the alien's removal period (including any extension of the removal period as provided in paragraph (1)(D)).

    Inserted: "(D) Renewal and delegation of certification.--

    Inserted: "(i) Renewal.--The Secretary of Homeland Security may renew a certification under subparagraph (C)(ii) every 180 days without limitation, after providing an opportunity for the alien to request reconsideration of the certification and to submit documents or other evidence in support of that request. If the Secretary does not renew such a certification, the Secretary may not continue to detain the alien under subparagraph (C)(ii).

    Inserted: "(ii) Delegation.--Notwithstanding section 103, the Secretary of Homeland Security may not delegate the authority to make or renew a certification described in subclause (II), (III), or (V) of subparagraph (C)(ii) to an official below the level of the Assistant Secretary for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

    Inserted: "(iii) Hearing.--The Secretary of Homeland Security may request that the Attorney General, or a designee of the Attorney General, provide for a hearing to make the determination described in item (bb) of subparagraph (C)(ii)(IV).

    Inserted: "(E) Release on conditions.--If it is determined that an alien should be released from detention under this paragraph, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in the exercise of discretion, may impose conditions on release as provided in paragraph (3).

    Inserted: "(F) Redetention.--

    Inserted: "(i) In general.--The Secretary of Homeland Security, in the exercise of discretion, without any limitations other than those specified in this section, may again detain any alien subject to a final removal order who is released from custody if--

    Inserted: "(I) the alien fails to comply with the conditions of release;

    Inserted: "(II) the alien fails to continue to satisfy the conditions described in subparagraph (A); or

    Inserted: "(III) upon reconsideration, the Secretary determines that the alien may be detained under subparagraph (B) or (C).

    Inserted: "(ii) Applicability of custody provisions.--The provisions of paragraph (6) and this paragraph shall apply to any alien returned to custody pursuant to this subparagraph, as if the removal period terminated on the day of that the alien was so returned to custody.

    Inserted: "(G) Certain aliens who effected entry.--The Secretary of Homeland Security in the exercise of discretion may waive the provisions of subparagraph (A) through (F) and detain an alien without any limitations, except those which the Secretary shall adopt by regulation, if--

    Inserted: "(i) the alien has effected an entry;

    Inserted: "(ii) the alien has not been lawfully admitted into the United States; and

    Inserted: "(iii) the alien has not been physically present in the United States continuously for the 2-year period immediately prior to the commencement of removal proceedings under this Act or deportation proceedings against the alien.

    Inserted: "(9) Judicial review.--Without regard to the place of confinement, judicial review of any action or decision pursuant to paragraph (6), (7), or (8) shall be available exclusively in a habeas corpus proceeding instituted in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, and only if the alien has exhausted all administrative remedies (statutory and regulatory) available to the alien as of right.".

    Inserted: (2) Detention of aliens during removal proceedings.--

    Inserted: (A) In general.--Section 235 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1225) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsections:

    Inserted: "(e) Length of Detention.--

    Inserted: "(1) In general.--An alien may be detained under this section, without limitation, until the alien is subject to an administratively final order of removal.

    Inserted: "(2) Effect on detention under section 241.--The length of detention under this section shall not affect the validity of any detention under section 241.

    Inserted: "(3) Judicial review.--Without regard to the place of confinement, judicial review of any action or decision made pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection shall be available exclusively in a habeas corpus proceeding instituted in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and only if the alien has exhausted all administrative remedies (statutory and nonstatutory) available to the alien as of right.".

    Inserted: (B) Conforming amendments.--Section 236 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1226) is amended--

    Inserted: (i) in subsection (e)--

    Inserted: (I) by striking "The" and inserting the following:

    Inserted: "(1) In general.--The"; and

    Inserted: (II) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

    Inserted: "(2) Limitation on review.--Without regard to the place of confinement, judicial review of any action or decision made pursuant to subsection (f) shall be available exclusively in a habeas corpus proceeding instituted in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, and only if the alien has exhausted all administrative remedies (statutory and nonstatutory) available to the alien as of right."; and

    Inserted: (ii) by adding at the end the following new subsection:

    Inserted: "(f) Length of Detention.--

    Inserted: "(1) In general.--With regard to the length of detention, an alien may be detained under this section, without limitation, until the alien is subject to an administratively final order of removal.

    Inserted: "(2) Effect on detention under section 241.--The length of detention under this section shall not affect the validity of any detention under section 241.".

    Inserted: (3) Effective dates.--

    Inserted: (A) Amendments made by paragraph (1).--The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and section 241 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended, shall apply to--

    Inserted: (i) all aliens subject to a final administrative removal, deportation, or exclusion order that was issued before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act; and

    Inserted: (ii) acts and conditions occurring or existing before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

    Inserted: (B) Amendments made by paragraph (2).--The amendments made by paragraph (2) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and sections 235 and 236 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended, shall apply to any alien in detention under provisions of such sections on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

    Inserted: (b) Criminal Detention of Aliens to Protect Public Safety.--

    Inserted: (1) In general.--Section 3142(e) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--

    Inserted: (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3) as subparagraphs (A) through (C), respectively;

    Inserted: (B) by striking "If, after a hearing" and inserting the following:

    Inserted: "(1) In general.--If, after a hearing";

    Inserted: (C) by striking "In a case" and inserting the following:

    Inserted: "(2) Presumption arising from offenses described in subsection (f)(1).--In a case";

    Inserted: (D) by striking "Subject to rebuttal" and inserting the following:

    Inserted: "(3) Presumption arising from other offenses involving illegal substances, firearms, violence, or minors.--Subject to rebuttal";

    Inserted: (E) in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (1), as resdesignated, by striking "paragraph (1)" and inserting "subparagraph (A)"; and

    Inserted: (F) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

    Inserted: "(4) Presumption arising from offenses relating to immigration law.--Subject to rebuttal by the person, it shall be presumed that no condition or combination of conditions will reasonably assure the appearance of the person as required if the judicial officer finds that there is probable cause to believe that the person is an alien and that the person--

    Inserted: "(A) has no lawful immigration status in the United States;

    Inserted: "(B) is the subject of a final order of removal; or

    Inserted: "(C) has committed a felony offense under section 842(i)(5), 911, 922(g)(5), 1015, 1028, 1028A, 1425, or 1426 of this title, or any section of chapters 75 and 77 of this title, or section 243, 274, 275, 276, 277, or 278 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1253, 1324, 1325, 1326, 1327, and 1328).".

    Inserted: (2) Immigration status as factor in determining conditions of release.--Section 3142(g)(3) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--

    Inserted: (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking "; and" and inserting a semicolon; and

    Inserted: (B) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

    Inserted: "(C) the person's immigration status; and".

    Inserted: (c) Severability.--If any provision of this section or any amendment made by this section, or the application of any such provision or amendment to any person or circumstance, is held to be invalid for any reason, the remainder of the provisions of this section and the amendments made by this section, and the application of such provisions and amendments to any other person or circumstance shall not be affected by such holding.

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SA 849. Mr. CORNYN Submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 372, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Intelligence Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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SEC. __. RECRUITMENT OF PERSONS TO PARTICIPATE IN TERRORISM.

(a) In General.--Chapter 113B of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2332b the following:

“Sec. 2332c. Recruitment of persons to participate in

terrorism.

“(a) Offenses.--

“(1) In general.--It shall be unlawful to employ, solicit, induce, command, or cause another person to commit an act of domestic terrorism or international terrorism or a Federal crime of terrorism, with the intent that the person commit such act or crime of terrorism

“(2) Attempt and conspiracy.--It shall be unlawful to attempt or conspire to commit an offense under paragraph (1).

“(b) Penalties.--Any person who violates subsection (a)--

“(1) in the case of an attempt or conspiracy, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both;

“(2) if death of an individual results, shall be fined under this title, punished by death or imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both;

“(3) if serious bodily injury to any individual results, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not less than 10 years nor more than 25 years, or both; and

“(4) in any other case, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.

“(c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed or applied so as to abridge the exercise of rights guaranteed under the first amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

“(d) Lack of Consummated Terrorist Act Not a Defense.--It is not a defense under this section that the act of domestic terrorism or international terrorism or Federal crime of terrorism that is the object of the employment, solicitation, inducement, commanding, or causing has not been done.

“(e) Definitions.--In this section--

“(1) the term ‘Federal crime of terrorism' has the meaning given that term in section 2332b of this title; and

“(2) the term ‘serious bodily injury' has the meaning given that term in section 1365 of this title.”.

(b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 113B of title 18, United States Code, is amended--

(1) by inserting after section 2332b the following:

“2332c. Recruitment of persons to participate in terrorism.”; and

(2) by adding at the end the following:

“2339D. Receiving military-type training from a foreign terrorist organization.”.

SEC. __. APPROPRIATE REMEDIES FOR IMMIGRATION LITIGATION.

(a) Limitation on Class Actions.--No court may certify a class under rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure in any civil action that--

(1) is filed after the date of the enactment of this Act; and

(2) pertains to the administration or enforcement of the immigration laws of the United States.

(b) Prospective Relief Against the Government.--

(1) In general.--If a Federal court determines that a plaintiff should be awarded prospective relief to remedy a violation of the Government in a civil action pertaining to the administration or enforcement of the immigration laws of the United States, the court shall--

(A) limit the relief to the minimum necessary to correct the violation of law;

(B) design the relief as the least intrusive means to correct the violation;

(C) design the relief in a manner to minimize, to the greatest extent practicable, the adverse impact of such relief on the national security, border security, ability to administer and enforce the immigration laws, and public safety of the United States; and

(D) provide for the expiration of the relief on a specific date, which may not be later than the earliest date practicable for the Government to remedy the violation.

(2) Written explanation.--A court granting prospective relief for a violation described in paragraph (1) shall issue a written order granting the relief and include in the order a discussion of the manner in which the relief is designed to meet the requirements of subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph (1) and shall be sufficiently detailed to allow review by another court.

(3) Expiration of preliminary injunctive relief.--Preliminary injunctive relief ordered by a court in a case related to the immigration laws of the United States shall automatically expire on the date that is 90 days after the date on which such relief is entered, unless the court finds that such relief meets the requirements described in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph (1) for the entry of permanent prospective relief and orders the preliminary relief to become a final order granting prospective relief prior to the expiration of the 90-day period.

(c) Procedure for Motion Affecting Order Granting Prospective Relief Against the Government.--

(1) In general.--A court shall promptly rule on a motion made by the Government to vacate, modify, dissolve, or otherwise terminate an order granting prospective relief in any civil action pertaining to the administration or enforcement of the immigration laws of the United States.

(2) Automatic stays.--

(A) In general.--A motion to vacate, modify, dissolve, or otherwise terminate an order granting prospective relief made by the Government in any civil action pertaining to the administration or enforcement of the immigration laws of the United States shall automatically, and without further order of the court, stay the order granting prospective relief on the date that is 15 days after the date on which such motion is filed unless the court previously has granted or denied the Government's motion.

(B) Duration of automatic stay.--An automatic stay under subparagraph (A) shall continue until the date on which the court enters an order granting or denying the Government's motion.

(C) Postponement.--The court may, for good cause, postpone an automatic stay under subparagraph (A) for not longer than 15 days.

(D) Pending motions.--

(i) Motions pending for 45 days or less.--A motion to vacate, modify, dissolve, or otherwise terminate an order granting prospective relief in any civil action pertaining to the administration or enforcement of the immigration laws of the United States that has been pending for not more than 45 days on the date of the enactment of this Act shall be treated as if the motion had been filed on the date of the enactment of this Act for purposes of this subsection.

(ii) Motions pending for more than 45 days.--

(I) In general.--A motion to vacate, modify, dissolve, or otherwise terminate an order granting prospective relief in any civil action pertaining to the administration or enforcement of the immigration laws of the United States that has been pending for more than 45 days on the date of the enactment of this Act, and remains pending 10 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, shall result in an automatic stay, without further order of the court, of the prospective relief that is the subject of the motion.

(II) Duration of automatic stay.--An automatic stay under subclause (I) shall continue until the court enters an order granting or denying the Government's motion.

(III) Postponement.--An automatic stay under this clause may not be postponed under subparagraph (C).

(E) Automatic stays during remands from higher courts.--If a United States court of appeals orders a decision on a motion to vacate, modify, dissolve, or otherwise terminate an order granting prospective relief in any civil action pertaining to the administration or enforcement of the immigration laws of the United States to be remanded to a district court, the order granting prospective relief which is the subject of the motion shall be automatically stayed until the district court enters an order granting or denying the motion.

(F) Orders blocking automatic stays.--An order staying, suspending, delaying, or otherwise barring the effective date of an automatic stay, other than an order to postpone the effective date of the automatic stay for not longer than 15 days under subparagraph (C), shall be treated as an order refusing to vacate, modify, dissolve, or otherwise terminate an injunction and immediately shall be appealable pursuant to section 1292(a)(1) of title 28, United States Code.

(3) Requirements for order denying motion.--Subsection (b) shall apply to any order denying a motion made by the Government to vacate, modify, dissolve, or otherwise terminate an order granting prospective relief in any civil action pertaining to the administration or enforcement of the immigration laws of the United States.

(d) Additional Rules Concerning Prospective Relief Affecting Expedited Removal.--

(1) Jurisdiction over orders interfering with the inspection of aliens arriving in the united states.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law (statutory or nonstatutory), including section 2241 of title 28, United States Code, or any other habeas corpus provision and sections 1361 and 1651 of such title, no court shall have jurisdiction to grant or continue an order or part of an order granting prospective relief if the order or part of the order interferes with, affects, or impacts any determination pursuant to, or implementation of, section 235(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(1)), except as expressly provided in section 242(e) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1252(e)).

(2) Determination of jurisdiction.--If the Government files a motion to vacate, modify, dissolve, or otherwise terminate an order granting prospective relief in a civil action pertaining to the administration or enforcement of the immigration laws of the United States, the court shall promptly determine whether the court continues to have jurisdiction and shall promptly vacate any order or part of an order granting prospective relief that is not within the jurisdiction of the court.

(3) Applicability.--Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply to an order granting prospective relief that was entered before the date of the enactment of this Act if the prospective relief granted by such order was necessary to remedy the violation of a right guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States.

(e) Settlements.--

(1) Consent decrees.--In any civil action pertaining to the administration or enforcement of the immigration laws of the United States, the court shall not enter, approve, or continue a consent decree unless it complies with the requirements of subsection (b).

(2) Private settlement agreements.--Nothing in this section shall preclude parties from entering into a private settlement agreement that does not comply with the requirements of subsection (b).

(f) Definitions.--In this section:

(1) Consent decree.--The term “consent decree” means any relief entered by the court that is based in whole or in part on the consent or acquiescence of the parties, but does not include private settlement agreements.

(2) Good cause.--The term “good cause” does not include discovery or congestion of the court's calendar.

(3) Government.--The term “Government” means the United States, any Federal department or agency, or any Federal agent or official acting within the scope of official duties.

(4) Permanent relief.--The term “permanent relief” means relief issued in connection with a final decision of a court.

(5) Private settlement agreement.--The term “private settlement agreement” means an agreement entered into by the parties that is not subject to judicial enforcement other than the reinstatement of the civil action of the claim resolved by such agreement.

(6) Prospective relief.--The term “prospective relief” means temporary, preliminary, or permanent relief other than compensatory monetary damages.

(g) Expedited Proceedings.--It shall be the duty of every court to advance on the docket and to expedite the disposition of any civil action or motion subject to the provisions of this section.

(h) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect to all orders granting prospective relief in any civil action pertaining to the administration or enforcement of the immigration laws of the United States, whether such relief was ordered before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

(i) Severability.--If any provision of this section or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance is found to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this section and the application of the provisions of this section to any person or circumstance shall not be affected by such finding.

SEC. __. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF VISA REVOCATION.

(a) In General.--Section 221(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1201(i)) is amended by striking “There shall be no means of judicial review” and all that follows and inserting the following: “Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including section 2241 of title 28, United States Code, or any other habeas corpus provision, and sections 1361 and 1651 of such title, a revocation under this subsection may not be reviewed by any court, and no court shall have jurisdiction to hear any claim arising from, or any challenge to, such a revocation.”.

(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act and shall apply to visas issued before, on, or after such date.

SEC. __. DETENTION AND REMOVAL OF ALIENS ORDERED REMOVED.

(a) Detention of Deportable Aliens to Protect Public Safety.--

(1) In general.--Section 241(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1231(a)) is amended--

(A) by striking “Attorney General” each place it appears, except for the first reference in paragraph (4)(B)(i), and inserting “Secretary of Homeland Security”;

(B) in paragraph (1)--

(i) by amending clause (ii) of subparagraph (B) to read as follows:

“(ii) If a court, the Board of Immigration Appeals, or an immigration judge orders a stay of the removal of the alien, the date the stay of removal is no longer in effect.”;

(ii) by adding at the end of subparagraph (B), the following flush text: “If, at the beginning of the removal period, as determined under this subparagraph, the alien is not in the custody of the Secretary of Homeland Security (under the authority of this Act), the Secretary shall take the alien into custody for removal, and the removal period shall not begin until the alien is taken into such custody. If the Secretary transfers custody of the alien during the removal period pursuant to law to another Federal agency or a State or local government agency in connection with the official duties of such agency, the removal period shall be tolled, and shall begin anew on the date of the alien's return to the custody of the Secretary subject to clause (ii).”; and

(iii) by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows:

“(C) Suspension of period.--The removal period shall be extended beyond a period of 90 days and the alien may remain in detention during such extended period if the alien--

“(i) fails or refuses to make all reasonable efforts to comply with the removal order, or to fully cooperate with the efforts of the Secretary to establish the identity of the alien and carry out the removal order, including making timely application in good faith for travel or other documents necessary to the departure of the alien; or

“(ii) conspires or acts to prevent the alien's removal.”;

(C) in paragraph (2)--

(i) by striking “During” and inserting the following:

“(A) In general.--During”; and

(ii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

“(B) Effect of stay of removal.--If a court, the Board of Immigration Appeals, or an immigration judge orders a stay of removal of an alien who is subject to an administratively final order of removal, the Secretary of Homeland Security in the exercise of discretion may detain the alien during the pendency of such stay of removal.”;

(D) in paragraph (3), by amending subparagraph (D) to read as follows:

“(D) to obey reasonable restrictions on the alien's conduct or activities or to perform affirmative acts that the Secretary of Homeland Security prescribes for the alien, in order to prevent the alien from absconding, for the protection of the community, or for other purposes related to the enforcement of the immigration laws.”;

(E) in paragraph (6), by striking “removal period and, if released,” and inserting “removal period, in the discretion of the Secretary of Homeland Security, without any limitations other than those specified in this section, until the alien is removed. If the alien is released, the alien”; and

(F) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (10) and inserting after paragraph (6) the following new paragraphs:

“(7) Parole.--If an alien detained pursuant to paragraph (6) is an applicant for admission, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in the Secretary's discretion, may parole the alien under section 212(d)(5) and may provide, notwithstanding section 212(d)(5), that the alien shall not be returned to custody unless either the alien violates the conditions of the parole or the removal of the alien becomes reasonably foreseeable. In no circumstance shall such alien be considered admitted.

“(8) Additional rules for detention or release of certain aliens who have made an entry.--The following procedures apply to an alien who has effected an entry into the United States and do not apply to any other alien detained pursuant to paragraph (6):

“(A) Establishment of a detention review process for aliens who fully cooperate with removal.--For an alien who has made all reasonable efforts to comply with a removal order and to cooperate fully with the Secretary of Homeland Security's efforts to establish the alien's identity and carry out the removal order, including making timely application in good faith for travel or other documents necessary to the alien's departure, and has not conspired or acted to prevent removal, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish an administrative review process to determine whether an alien will be detained or released on conditions. The Secretary shall make a determination whether to release an alien after the removal period in accordance with paragraph (1)(B). The determination shall include consideration of any evidence submitted by the alien, and may include consideration of any other evidence, including any information or assistance provided by the Department of State or other Federal agency and any other information available to the Secretary pertaining to the ability to remove the alien.

“(B) Additional 90-day period.--The Secretary of Homeland Security, in the exercise of discretion, without any limitations other than those specified in this section, may continue to detain an alien for 90 days beyond the removal period (including any extension of the removal period as provided in paragraph (1)(D)).

“(C) Further detention.--The Secretary of Homeland Security, in the exercise of discretion, without any limitations other than those specified in this section, may continue to detain an alien beyond the removal period and the 90-day period authorized by subparagraph (B)--

“(i) until the alien is removed, if the Secretary determines that there is a significant likelihood that the alien--

“(I) will be removed in the reasonably foreseeable future; or

“(II) would be removed in the reasonably foreseeable future, or would have been removed, but for the failure or refusal of the alien to make all reasonable efforts to comply with the removal order, or to cooperate fully with the efforts of the Secretary to establish the identity of the alien and to carry out the removal order, including making timely application in good faith for travel or other documents necessary to the departure of the alien, or conspiracies or acts to prevent the alien's removal;

“(ii) until the alien is removed, if the Secretary certifies in writing--

“(I) in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, that the alien has a highly contagious disease that poses a threat to public safety;

“(II) after receipt of a written recommendation from the Secretary of State, that release of the alien is likely to have serious adverse foreign policy consequences for the United States;

“(III) based on information available to the Secretary of Homeland Security (including classified, sensitive, or national security information, and without regard to the grounds upon which the alien was ordered removed), that there is reason to believe that the release of the alien would threaten the national security of the United States; or

“(IV) that the release of the alien will threaten the safety of the community or any person, conditions of release cannot reasonably be expected to ensure the safety of the community or any person, and--

“(aa) the alien has been convicted of one or more aggravated felonies as defined in section 101(a)(43)(A), one or more crimes identified by the Secretary of Homeland Security by regulation, or one or more attempts or conspiracies to commit any such aggravated felonies or such identified crimes, provided that the aggregate term of imprisonment for such attempts or conspiracies is at least 5 years; or

“(bb) the alien has committed one or more crimes of violence (as defined in section 16 of title 18, United States Code, but not including a purely political offense) and, because of a mental condition or personality disorder and behavior associated with that condition or disorder, the alien is likely to engage in acts of violence in the future; or

“(V) that the release of the alien will threaten the safety of the community or any person, conditions of release cannot reasonably be expected to ensure the safety of the community or any person, and the alien has been convicted of at least one aggravated felony as defined in section 101(a)(43); or

“(iii) pending a certification under clause (ii), if the Secretary has initiated the administrative review process under subparagraph (C) not later than 30 days after the expiration of the alien's removal period (including any extension of the removal period as provided in paragraph (1)(D)).

“(D) Renewal and delegation of certification.--

“(i) Renewal.--The Secretary of Homeland Security may renew a certification under subparagraph (C)(ii) every 180 days without limitation, after providing an opportunity for the alien to request reconsideration of the certification and to submit documents or other evidence in support of that request. If the Secretary does not renew such a certification, the Secretary may not continue to detain the alien under subparagraph (C)(ii).

“(ii) Delegation.--Notwithstanding section 103, the Secretary of Homeland Security may not delegate the authority to make or renew a certification described in subclause (II), (III), or (V) of subparagraph (C)(ii) to an official below the level of the Assistant Secretary for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

“(iii) Hearing.--The Secretary of Homeland Security may request that the Attorney General, or a designee of the Attorney General, provide for a hearing to make the determination described in item (bb) of subparagraph (C)(ii)(IV).

“(E) Release on conditions.--If it is determined that an alien should be released from detention under this paragraph, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in the exercise of discretion, may impose conditions on release as provided in paragraph (3).

“(F) Redetention.--

“(i) In general.--The Secretary of Homeland Security, in the exercise of discretion, without any limitations other than those specified in this section, may again detain any alien subject to a final removal order who is released from custody if--

“(I) the alien fails to comply with the conditions of release;

“(II) the alien fails to continue to satisfy the conditions described in subparagraph (A); or

“(III) upon reconsideration, the Secretary determines that the alien may be detained under subparagraph (B) or (C).

“(ii) Applicability of custody provisions.--The provisions of paragraph (6) and this paragraph shall apply to any alien returned to custody pursuant to this subparagraph, as if the removal period terminated on the day of that the alien was so returned to custody.

“(G) Certain aliens who effected entry.--The Secretary of Homeland Security in the exercise of discretion may waive the provisions of subparagraph (A) through (F) and detain an alien without any limitations, except those which the Secretary shall adopt by regulation, if--

“(i) the alien has effected an entry;

“(ii) the alien has not been lawfully admitted into the United States; and

“(iii) the alien has not been physically present in the United States continuously for the 2-year period immediately prior to the commencement of removal proceedings under this Act or deportation proceedings against the alien.

“(9) Judicial review.--Without regard to the place of confinement, judicial review of any action or decision pursuant to paragraph (6), (7), or (8) shall be available exclusively in a habeas corpus proceeding instituted in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, and only if the alien has exhausted all administrative remedies (statutory and regulatory) available to the alien as of right.”.

(2) Detention of aliens during removal proceedings.--

(A) In general.--Section 235 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1225) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsections:

“(e) Length of Detention.--

“(1) In general.--An alien may be detained under this section, without limitation, until the alien is subject to an administratively final order of removal.

“(2) Effect on detention under section 241.--The length of detention under this section shall not affect the validity of any detention under section 241.

“(3) Judicial review.--Without regard to the place of confinement, judicial review of any action or decision made pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection shall be available exclusively in a habeas corpus proceeding instituted in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and only if the alien has exhausted all administrative remedies (statutory and nonstatutory) available to the alien as of right.”.

(B) Conforming amendments.--Section 236 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1226) is amended--

(i) in subsection (e)--

(I) by striking “The” and inserting the following:

“(1) In general.--The”; and

(II) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

“(2) Limitation on review.--Without regard to the place of confinement, judicial review of any action or decision made pursuant to subsection (f) shall be available exclusively in a habeas corpus proceeding instituted in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, and only if the alien has exhausted all administrative remedies (statutory and nonstatutory) available to the alien as of right.”; and

(ii) by adding at the end the following new subsection:

“(f) Length of Detention.--

“(1) In general.--With regard to the length of detention, an alien may be detained under this section, without limitation, until the alien is subject to an administratively final order of removal.

“(2) Effect on detention under section 241.--The length of detention under this section shall not affect the validity of any detention under section 241.”.

(3) Effective dates.--

(A) Amendments made by paragraph (1).--The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and section 241 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended, shall apply to--

(i) all aliens subject to a final administrative removal, deportation, or exclusion order that was issued before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act; and

(ii) acts and conditions occurring or existing before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

(B) Amendments made by paragraph (2).--The amendments made by paragraph (2) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and sections 235 and 236 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended, shall apply to any alien in detention under provisions of such sections on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

(b) Criminal Detention of Aliens to Protect Public Safety.--

(1) In general.--Section 3142(e) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--

(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3) as subparagraphs (A) through (C), respectively;

(B) by striking “If, after a hearing” and inserting the following:

“(1) In general.--If, after a hearing”;

(C) by striking “In a case” and inserting the following:

“(2) Presumption arising from offenses described in subsection (f)(1).--In a case”;

(D) by striking “Subject to rebuttal” and inserting the following:

“(3) Presumption arising from other offenses involving illegal substances, firearms, violence, or minors.--Subject to rebuttal”;

(E) in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (1), as resdesignated, by striking “paragraph (1)” and inserting “subparagraph (A)”; and

(F) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

“(4) Presumption arising from offenses relating to immigration law.--Subject to rebuttal by the person, it shall be presumed that no condition or combination of conditions will reasonably assure the appearance of the person as required if the judicial officer finds that there is probable cause to believe that the person is an alien and that the person--

“(A) has no lawful immigration status in the United States;

“(B) is the subject of a final order of removal; or

“(C) has committed a felony offense under section 842(i)(5), 911, 922(g)(5), 1015, 1028, 1028A, 1425, or 1426 of this title, or any section of chapters 75 and 77 of this title, or section 243, 274, 275, 276, 277, or 278 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1253, 1324, 1325, 1326, 1327, and 1328).”.

(2) Immigration status as factor in determining conditions of release.--Section 3142(g)(3) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--

(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon; and

(B) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

“(C) the person's immigration status; and”.

(c) Severability.--If any provision of this section or any amendment made by this section, or the application of any such provision or amendment to any person or circumstance, is held to be invalid for any reason, the remainder of the provisions of this section and the amendments made by this section, and the application of such provisions and amendments to any other person or circumstance shall not be affected by such holding.

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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 849 proposed by Senator Cornyn to Amendment SA 843.(consideration: CR S4560)

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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 849 proposed by Senator Cornyn to Amendment SA 843.(consideration: CR S4560)

April 17, 2007

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Amendment SA 849 proposed by Senator Cornyn to Amendment SA 843. (consideration: CR S4560) To amend chapter 113B of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the recruitment of persons to participate in terrorism, to provide remedies for immigration litigation, and to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the requirements related to judicial review of visa revocation and to modify the requirements related to detention and removal of aliens ordered removed.

April 17, 2007

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April 16, 2007

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