S.Amdt. 4957

SA 4957. Mrs. ERNST (for herself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Sasse, and Mrs.
Fischer) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the
bill S. 3100, to ensure that State and local law enforcement may
cooperate with Federal officials to protect our communities from
violent criminals and suspected terrorists who are illegally present in
the United States; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of the bill, add the following:

SEC. 5. MANDATORY DETENTION OF CERTAIN ALIENS CHARGED WITH A
CRIME RESULTING IN DEATH OR SERIOUS BODILY
INJURY.

(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as ``Sarah's
Law''.
(b) In General.--Section 236(c) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1226(c)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) in subparagraphs (A) and (B), by striking the comma at
the end of each subparagraph and inserting a semicolon;
(B) in subparagraph (C)--
(i) by striking ``sentence'' and inserting ``sentenced'';
and
(ii) by striking ``, or'' and inserting a semicolon;
(C) in subparagraph (D), by striking the comma at the end
and inserting ``; or''; and
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:
``(E)(i)(I) was not inspected and admitted into the United
States;
``(II) held a nonimmigrant visa (or other documentation
authorizing admission into the United States as a
nonimmigrant) that has been revoked under section 221(i); or
``(III) is described in section 237(a)(1)(C)(i); and
``(ii) has been charged by a prosecuting authority in the
United States with any crime that resulted in the death or
serious bodily injury (as defined in section 1365(h)(3) of
title 18, United States Code) of another person,''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Notification requirement.--Upon encountering or
gaining knowledge of an alien described in paragraph (1), the
Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Immigration and
Customs Enforcement shall make reasonable efforts--
``(A) to obtain information from law enforcement agencies
and from other available sources regarding the identity of
any victims of the crimes for which such alien was charged or
convicted; and
``(B) to provide the victim or, if the victim is deceased,
a parent, guardian, spouse, or closest living relative of
such victim, with information, on a timely and ongoing basis,
including--
``(i) the alien's full name, aliases, date of birth, and
country of nationality;
``(ii) the alien's immigration status and criminal history;
``(iii) the alien's custody status and any changes related
to the alien's custody; and
``(iv) a description of any efforts by the United States
Government to remove the alien from the United States.''.
(c) Savings Provision.--Nothing in this section, or the
amendments made by this section, may be construed to limit
the rights of crime victims under any other provision of law,
including section 3771 of title 18, United States Code.
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