S.Amdt. 1697
What it does: Adds SEC. ___. SECURE COMMUNITIES wherever appropriate
Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN)What it changes
1 change to S. 744
Adds SEC. ___. SECURE COMMUNITIES wherever appropriate
Adds a sectionInserted: SEC. ___. SECURE COMMUNITIES.
Inserted: (a) In General.--The Secretary shall initiate removal proceedings, in accordance with chapter 4 of title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1221 et seq.), against all individuals who are arrested for an offense that poses a danger to the community and are identified through Secure Communities as--
Inserted: (1) unlawfully present in the United States;
Inserted: (2) having previously been removed and not lawfully reentered; or
Inserted: (3) otherwise removable.
Inserted: (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed to limit the availability of any relief authorized under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Inserted: (c) Semiannual Report.--Every 6 months, the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress that identifies, for the most recent 6-month and 12-month periods--
Inserted: (1) the total number of individuals identified through Secure Communities as meeting 1 of the conditions set forth in paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (a);
Inserted: (2) the number of individuals described in paragraph (1) against whom removal proceedings were not initiated, categorized by immigration status; (3) of the individuals described in paragraph (2), the total number who U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement were authorized to take into custody and remove, including individuals who are--
Inserted: (A) unlawfully present;
Inserted: (B) unlawfully present and in removal proceedings;
Inserted: (C) previously removed;
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Inserted: (D) under warrant for removal; or
Inserted: (E) lawfully present and in removal proceedings; and (4) of the individuals described in paragraph (2), the total number who were rearrested on a separate occasion after previously being identified through Secure Communities as meeting 1 of the conditions set forth in paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (a), categorized by immigration status and the type of offense that led to such rearrest.
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SA 1697. Mr. CORKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 744, to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. ___. SECURE COMMUNITIES.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall initiate removal proceedings, in accordance with chapter 4 of title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1221 et seq.), against all individuals who are arrested for an offense that poses a danger to the community and are identified through Secure Communities as--
(1) unlawfully present in the United States;
(2) having previously been removed and not lawfully reentered; or
(3) otherwise removable.
(b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed to limit the availability of any relief authorized under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
(c) Semiannual Report.--Every 6 months, the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress that identifies, for the most recent 6-month and 12-month periods--
(1) the total number of individuals identified through Secure Communities as meeting 1 of the conditions set forth in paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (a);
(2) the number of individuals described in paragraph (1) against whom removal proceedings were not initiated, categorized by immigration status; (3) of the individuals described in paragraph (2), the total number who U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement were authorized to take into custody and remove, including individuals who are--
(A) unlawfully present;
(B) unlawfully present and in removal proceedings;
(C) previously removed;
(D) under warrant for removal; or
(E) lawfully present and in removal proceedings; and (4) of the individuals described in paragraph (2), the total number who were rearrested on a separate occasion after previously being identified through Secure Communities as meeting 1 of the conditions set forth in paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (a), categorized by immigration status and the type of offense that led to such rearrest.
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Senate amendment submitted
June 25, 2013