S.Amdt. 72

SA 72. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 5, to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to
take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States
with theft, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the
table; as follows:

At the end of the bill, add the following:

SEC. 4. BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILD STANDARD.

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Act, the
Secretary of Homeland Security shall detain noncitizen
children younger than 18 years of age in a manner that--
(1) is consistent with the best interest of such noncitizen
children; and
(2) does not abrogate, modify, or replace protections for
children in applicable Federal law, Federal regulations,
court orders, or consent decrees.
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