Immigration and Customs Enforcement Authorization Act of 2017
This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to: (1) establish, by statute, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS); (2) establish within ICE the Offices of Homeland Security Investigations, Enforcement and Removal Operations, Principal Legal Advisor, Management and Administration, and Professional Responsibility; and (3) remove references to the Bureau of Border Security.
DHS shall: (1) authorize all deportation officers who have successfully completed basic immigration law enforcement training to exercise specified powers to arrest or to execute warrants for administrative and criminal arrests, and to carry firearms; (2) increase the number of ICE detention enforcement officers, deportation officers, and prosecutors; and (3) establish a pilot program for in-field electronic processing of documents, placing detainers, and collecting biometric identification data.
The bill establishes: (1) a Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement Office, and (2) an ICE Advisory Council.
[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
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[H.R. 2406 Introduced in House (IH)]
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115th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2406
To amend section 442 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and for other
purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 11, 2017
Mr. Goodlatte introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on
Homeland Security, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend section 442 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Authorization Act of 2017''.
TITLE I--UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT
SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS
ENFORCEMENT.
(a) In General.--Section 442 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002
(6 U.S.C. 252) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 442. ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS
ENFORCEMENT.
``(a) Establishment.--There is established within the Department an
agency to be known as `United States Immigration and Customs
Enforcement'. The mission of United States Immigration and Customs
Enforcement is to protect the United States by enforcing the full range
of immigration and customs laws within the interior of the United
States.
``(b) Director of United States Immigration and Customs
Enforcement.--There shall be at the head of United States Immigration
and Customs Enforcement a Director of United States Immigration and
Customs Enforcement (in this section referred to as the `Director'),
who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate, and who shall report to the Secretary of
Homeland Security.
``(c) Duties and Qualifications.--The Director shall--
``(1) have a minimum of 5 years of professional experience
in law enforcement (which may include enforcement of the
immigration laws, as defined in section 101(a)(17) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(17))), and a
minimum of 5 years of management experience;
``(2) seek the removal of inadmissible and deportable
aliens and otherwise enforce the immigration laws (as defined
in section 101(a)(17) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1101(a)(17))), other than through criminal prosecution;
``(3) investigate and, where appropriate, refer for
prosecution, any criminal violation of Federal law relating to
or involving--
``(A) the immigration laws (as defined in section
101(a)(17) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1101(a)(17)));
``(B) customs, trade, or import or export control,
including the illicit possession, movement of, or trade
in goods, services, property, contraband, arms,
instruments of terrorism, items controlled or
prohibited from export, pornography, intellectual
property, or monetary instruments;
``(C) transnational money laundering or bulk cash
smuggling;
``(D) gangs or criminal syndicates engaged in
transnational criminal activity;
``(E) chapter 40 or 44 of title 18, United States
Code, or other violation relating to firearms,
explosives, or other destructive devices involving an
alien;
``(F) the subjection of aliens to a severe form of
trafficking in persons, as defined in section 103 of
the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22
U.S.C. 7102);
``(G) identification, travel, or employment
documents; or
``(H) unlawful use of personal information,
including immigration document fraud, when such use
relates to or affects border security, terrorism,
customs, immigration, naturalization, trade, travel, or
transportation security;
``(4) coordinate with Federal, State, local, tribal, and
foreign agencies in carrying out the duties described in
paragraphs (2) and (3);
``(5) in coordination with the Department of State and the
Office of International Affairs of the Department, establish
staff liaison offices and vetted units in appropriate foreign
countries to support the counterterrorism efforts and other
international activities and relationships of United States
Immigration and Customs Enforcement;
``(6) establish, maintain, and administer appropriate
interagency law enforcement centers in furtherance of the
Director's statutory duties, including the centers specified in
subparagraphs (C) and (D) of subsection (f)(3); and
``(7) carry out other duties prescribed by statute, or
delegated by the Secretary, if within the statutory authority
of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
``(d) General Enforcement Powers.--The Director may authorize
agents and officers of United States Immigration and Customs
Enforcement to--
``(1) execute any warrants issued under the laws of the
United States;
``(2) issue and serve administrative or judicial subpoenas
and summonses;
``(3) carry firearms;
``(4) make arrests without warrant for any offense against
the United States committed in their presence, or for any
felony cognizable under the laws of the United States if they
have reasonable grounds to believe that the person to be
arrested has committed or is committing such felony;
``(5) seize any property, whether real or personal, that is
involved in any violation or attempted violation, or which
constitutes proceeds traceable to a violation, of those
provisions of law which United States Immigration and Customs
Enforcement is authorized by statute to enforce;
``(6) offer and pay rewards for services and information
leading to the apprehension of persons involved in the
violation or attempted violation of those provisions of law
which United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement is
authorized by statute to enforce; and
``(7) issue civil detainers for purposes of the enforcement
of the immigration laws (as defined in section 101(a)(17) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(17))).
``(e) Deputy Director.--There shall be in United States Immigration
and Customs Enforcement a Deputy Director who shall assist the Director
in the management of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
``(f) Office of Homeland Security Investigations.--
``(1) In general.--There is established in United States
Immigration and Customs Enforcement an Office of Homeland
Security Investigations.
``(2) Executive associate director.--There shall be at the
head of the Office of Homeland Security Investigations an
Executive Associate Director, who shall report to the Director.
``(3) Duties.--The Office of Homeland Security
Investigations shall--
``(A) conduct investigations of terrorist
organizations and other criminal organizations that
threaten homeland or border security;
``(B) administer the program to collect information
relating to nonimmigrant foreign students and other
exchange program participants described in section 641
of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant
Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1372), including
the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System
established under such section, and use such
information to carry out the enforcement functions of
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement;
``(C) administer a National Intellectual Property
Rights Coordination Center, which shall serve as the
primary information sharing forum within the Federal
Government to coordinate, promote, and assist Federal
and international investigations of intellectual
property offenses;
``(D) administer a National Export Enforcement
Coordination Center, which shall serve as the primary
information sharing forum within the Federal Government
to coordinate, promote, and assist Federal and
international investigations of export control
offenses;
``(E) conduct investigations of alleged violations
of, and make arrests under, section 274A of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a),
including referring for prosecution, or levying
monetary penalties against, an employer found to be in
violation of such section, and administratively
arresting, and initiating removal proceeding against,
any alien unlawfully employed;
``(F) administer a Human Smuggling and Trafficking
Center, which shall serve as the primary information
sharing forum within the Federal Government to
coordinate, promote, and assist Federal and
international investigations in human smuggling and
trafficking investigations;
``(G) administer the Bulk Cash Smuggling Center,
which shall serve to investigate domestic and
international bulk cash smuggling activities and
support law enforcement in efforts to investigate and
restrict bulk cash smuggling;
``(H) investigate and refer for prosecution public
safety matters involving--
``(i) large-scale operations prosecuted
pursuant to chapter 96 (relating to racketeer
influenced and corrupt organizations) of title
18, United States Code; and
``(ii) the smuggling into, and sale within,
the United States of weapons;
``(I) investigate and refer for prosecution matters
involving immigration benefits and document fraud; and
``(J) additional duties within the statutory
authority of United States Immigration and Customs
Enforcement as assigned or delegated by the Director.
``(g) Office of Enforcement and Removal Operations.--
``(1) In general.--There is established in United States
Immigration and Customs Enforcement an Office of Enforcement
and Removal Operations.
``(2) Executive associate director.--There shall be at the
head of the Office of Enforcement and Removal Operations an
Executive Associate Director, who shall report to the Director.
``(3) Duties.--The Office of Enforcement and Removal
Operations shall--
``(A) identify, arrest, detain, and seek the
removal of aliens, and remove aliens ordered removed,
who--
``(i) are inadmissible or deportable under
section 212(a)(3) or 237(a)(4) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1182(a)(3) or 1227(a)(4)), or otherwise present
a national security risk to the United States;
``(ii) are inadmissible or deportable under
section 212(a)(2) or 237(a)(2) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1182(a)(2) or 1227(a)(2));
``(iii) undermine the border security
efforts and operations of the United States;
``(iv) enter the United States in violation
of Federal law;
``(v) are unlawfully present in the United
States;
``(vi) are members of a criminal gang or
participate in gang-related crimes, except as
described in subsection (f)(3);
``(vii) constitute threats to the public
safety; or
``(viii) are otherwise subject to
exclusion, deportation, or removal from the
United States;
``(B) refer for prosecution aliens described in
subparagraph (A) or section 922(g)(5) of title 18,
United States Code; and
``(C) additional duties within the statutory
authority of United States Immigration and Customs
Enforcement as assigned or delegated by the Director.
``(h) Office of the Principal Legal Advisor.--
``(1) In general.--There is established in United States
Immigration and Customs Enforcement an Office of the Principal
Legal Advisor.
``(2) Principal legal advisor.--There shall be at the head
of the Office the Principal Legal Advisor a Principal Legal
Advisor, who shall report to the Director.
``(3) Duties.--The office of the Principal Legal Advisor
shall, consistent with section 103(a)(1)(J) of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 113(a)(1)(J))--
``(A) provide specialized legal advice and policy
guidance to the Director;
``(B) represent the Department in all exclusion,
deportation, and removal proceedings before the
Executive Office for Immigration Review;
``(C) represent United States Immigration and
Customs Enforcement in venues and fora as authorized by
the Director or General Counsel of the Department of
Homeland Security, or otherwise permitted by law; and
``(D) carry out other duties within the statutory
authority of United States Immigration and Customs
Enforcement as assigned or delegated by the Director or
General Counsel.
``(i) Office of Professional Responsibility.--
``(1) In general.--There is established in United States
Immigration and Customs Enforcement an Office of Professional
Responsibility.
``(2) Assistant director.--There shall be at the head of
the Office of Professional Responsibility an Assistant
Director, who shall report to the Director.
``(3) Duties.--The Office of Professional Responsibility
shall--
``(A) investigate allegations of administrative,
civil, and criminal misconduct involving any employee
or contractor of United States Immigration and Customs
Enforcement;
``(B) inspect and review United States Immigration
and Customs Enforcement's offices, operations, and
processes, including detention facilities operated or
used by United States Immigration and Customs
Enforcement, and provide an independent review of
United States Immigration and Custom Enforcement's
organizational health, effectiveness, and efficiency of
mission; and
``(C) provide and manage the security programs and
operations for United States Immigration and Customs
Enforcement.
``(j) Office of Management and Administration.--
``(1) In general.--There is established in United States
Immigration and Customs Enforcement an Office of Management and
Administration.
``(2) Executive associate director.--There shall be at the
head of the Office of Management and Administration an
Executive Associate Director, who shall report to the Director.
``(3) Duties.--The Office of Management and Administration
shall--
``(A) administer the Office of Human Capital to
provide guidance to the agency and ensure compliance
with human resources policies and practices;
``(B) administer the Office of Chief Financial
Officer;
``(C) administer the Office of Policy to develop
and communicate the agency policies and priorities;
``(D) create best practices to efficiently respond
to all Freedom of Information Act requests received by
the agency;
``(E) manage all information technology systems
within the agency; and
``(F) carry out additional duties as assigned or
delegated by the Director.
``(k) Other Authorities.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary may establish such other
Executive Associate Directors, Assistant Directors, agents,
officers, or other offices as the Secretary determines
necessary to carry out the missions, functions, authorities,
and duties of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement
within its statutory authority.
``(2) Victims of immigration crime engagement office.--
There is established a Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement
Office that shall provide releasable information about a
criminal alien to the victim and victim's family and provide
them with referrals to appropriate resources. This office shall
also carry out additional duties within the statutory authority
of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement as
assigned or delegated by the Director.
``(3) Prohibition on office of public advocate.--
Notwithstanding paragraph (1), United States Immigration and
Customs Enforcement shall not operate any Office of Public
Advocate or any successor office that carries out the same
duties as the former Office of Public Advocate.
``(4) Departmental evidence databases.--Notwithstanding any
other provision of this Act, all officers within the Office of
Enforcement and Removal Operations shall be provided access to
any Department database necessary for the proper collection,
recordation, and retention of evidence collected as required to
carry out the duties of the Office under subsection (g).
``(l) Other Federal Agencies.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to limit the existing authority of any other Federal
agency.''.
(b) Special Rules.--
(1) Treatment.--Section 442 of the Homeland Security Act of
2002, as amended by subsection (a), shall be treated as if
included in the enactment of such Act as of the date of the
enactment of such Act, and, in addition to the functions,
missions, duties, and authorities specified in such amended
section 442, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement
shall continue to perform and carry out the functions,
missions, duties, and authorities under section 442 of such Act
as in existence on the day before the date of the enactment of
this Act.
(2) Rules of construction.--
(A) Rules and regulations.--Notwithstanding
paragraph (1), nothing in this Act may be construed as
affecting in any manner any rule or regulation issued
or promulgated pursuant to any provision of law,
including section 442 of the Homeland Security Act of
2002 as in existence on the day before the date of the
enactment of this Act, and any such rule or regulation
shall continue to have full force and effect on and
after such date.
(B) Other actions.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1),
nothing in this Act may be construed as affecting in
any manner any action, determination, policy, or
decision pursuant to section 442 of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 as in existence on the day before
the date of the enactment of this Act, and any such
action, determination, policy, or decision shall
continue to have full force and effect on and after
such date.
(c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by striking the item
relating to section 442 and inserting the following:
``Sec. 442. Establishment of United States Immigration and Customs
Enforcement.''.
(d) Transportation.--Section 1344(b)(6) of title 31, United States
Code, is amended by inserting ``the Director of United States
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Commissioner of Customs and
Border Protection,'' after ``the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement
Administration,''.
(e) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Title 5.--Section 5314 of title 5, United States Code,
is amended by inserting before the item relating to ``Director
of the Office of Government Ethics'' the following:
``Director of United States Immigration and Customs
Enforcement.''.
(2) Inspector general act.--Section 8I(e) of the Inspector
General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking
``the Bureau of Border Security,'' and inserting ``United
States Immigration and Customs Enforcement,''.
(3) Homeland security act.--The Homeland Security Act of
2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is amended--
(A) by striking ``Assistant Secretary of the Bureau
of Border Security'' each place such term appears and
inserting ``Director of United States Immigration and
Customs Enforcement''; and
(B) by striking ``the Bureau of Border Security''
and ``U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement'' each
place such terms appear and inserting ``United States
Immigration and Customs Enforcement''.
TITLE II--AID TO IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
SEC. 201. ICE DEPORTATION OFFICERS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall authorize
all deportation officers of the Department of Homeland Security who
have successfully completed basic immigration law enforcement training
to exercise the powers conferred by--
(1) section 287(a)(5)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(a)(5)(A)) to arrest for any offense against
the United States;
(2) section 287(a)(5)(B) of such Act (8 U.S.C.
1357(a)(5)(B)) to arrest for any felony;
(3) section 274(a) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1324(a)) to arrest
for bringing in, transporting, or harboring certain aliens, or
inducing them to enter;
(4) section 287(a) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(a)) to
execute warrants of arrest for administrative immigration
violations issued under section 236 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1226)
or to execute warrants of criminal arrest issued under the
authority of the United States; and
(5) section 287(a) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(a)) to carry
firearms, if they are individually qualified by training and
experience to handle and safely operate the firearms they are
permitted to carry, maintain proficiency in the use of such
firearms, and adhere to the provisions of the enforcement
standard governing the use of force.
(b) Arrest Powers.--Section 287(a)(2) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(a)(2)) is amended by striking
``regulation and is likely to escape before a warrant can be obtained
for his arrest,'' and inserting ``regulation,''.
SEC. 202. ICE DETENTION ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.
(a) Authorization.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall,
subject to the availability of appropriations for such purpose,
increase the number of positions for full-time active duty United
States Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention enforcement
officers by 2,500 above the number of full-time positions for which
funds were appropriated for fiscal year 2017. The Secretary shall
determine the rate at which the additional officers will be added with
due regard to filling positions as expeditiously as possible without
making any compromises in the selection or the training of the
additional officers.
(b) Duties.--United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement
detention enforcement officers who have successfully completed
detention enforcement officers' basic training shall be responsible
for--
(1) taking and maintaining custody of any person who has
been arrested by an immigration officer;
(2) transporting and guarding immigration detainees;
(3) securing Department of Homeland Security detention
facilities; and
(4) assisting in the processing of detainees.
SEC. 203. ENSURING THE SAFETY OF ICE OFFICERS.
(a) Body Armor.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure
that every United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement
deportation officer on duty is issued high-quality body armor that is
appropriate for the climate and risks faced by the agent. Enough body
armor must be purchased to cover every agent in the field.
(b) Weapons.--Such Secretary shall ensure that United States
Immigration and Customs Enforcement deportation officers are equipped
with weapons that are reliable and effective to protect themselves,
their fellow agents, and innocent third parties from the threats posed
by armed criminals. Such weapons shall include, at a minimum, standard-
issue handguns, M-4 (or equivalent) rifles, and Tasers.
(c) Special Training for High-Risk Enforcement Operations.--Such
Secretary shall provide appropriate training and certification to
selected United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement deportation
officers, at each field office, to conduct high-risk enforcement
operations requiring enhanced tactical capabilities effectively to
combat known dangers, to assist in high-risk transports, or to
participate in other special assignments as designated by the Secretary
and consistent with law, except that nothing in this subsection shall
be construed to impose a requirement that such training be completed,
or such certification be obtained, in order to participate in such a
high-risk enforcement operation.
(d) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect 90 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 204. ICE ADVISORY COUNCIL.
(a) Establishment.--An ICE Advisory Council shall be established
not later than 3 months after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) Membership.--The ICE Advisor Council shall be comprised of 7
members.
(c) Appointment.--Members shall be appointed in the following
manner:
(1) One member shall be appointed by the President.
(2) One member shall be appointed by the Chairman of the
Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives.
(3) One member shall be appointed by the Chairman of the
Judiciary Committee of the Senate.
(4) One member shall be appointed by the Local 511, the ICE
prosecutor's union.
(5) Three members shall be appointed by the National
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Council.
(d) Term.--Members shall serve renewable, 2-year terms.
(e) Voluntary.--Membership shall be voluntary and non-remunerated,
except that members will receive reimbursement from the Secretary of
Homeland Security for travel and other related expenses.
(f) Retaliation Protection.--Members who are employed by the
Secretary of Homeland Security shall be protected from retaliation by
their supervisors, managers, and other Department of Homeland Security
employees for their participation on the Council.
(g) Purpose.--The purpose of the Council is to advise the Congress
and the Secretary of Homeland Security on issues including the
following:
(1) The current status of immigration enforcement efforts,
including prosecutions and removals, the effectiveness of such
efforts, and how enforcement could be improved.
(2) The effectiveness of cooperative efforts between the
Secretary of Homeland Security and other law enforcement
agencies, including additional types of enforcement activities
that the Secretary should be engaged in, such as State and
local criminal task forces.
(3) Personnel, equipment, and other resource needs of field
personnel.
(4) Improvements that should be made to the organizational
structure of the Department of Homeland Security, including
whether the position of immigration enforcement agent should be
merged into the deportation officer position.
(5) The effectiveness of specific enforcement policies and
regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Homeland Security,
and whether other enforcement priorities should be considered.
(h) Reports.--The Council shall provide quarterly reports to the
Chairmen and Ranking Members of the Committees on the Judiciary of the
Senate and the House of Representatives and to the Secretary of
Homeland Security. The Council members shall meet directly with the
Chairmen and Ranking Members (or their designated representatives) and
with the Secretary to discuss their reports every 6 months.
SEC. 205. PILOT PROGRAM FOR ELECTRONIC FIELD PROCESSING.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish
a pilot program in at least 5 of the 10 United States Immigration and
Customs Enforcement field offices with the largest removal caseloads to
allow United States Immigration and Customs deportation officers to--
(1) electronically process and serve charging documents,
including notices to appear, while in the field;
(2) electronically process and place detainers while in the
field; and
(3) electronically collect biometric data for the purpose
of identifying an alien and establishing both immigration
status and criminal history while in the field.
(b) Duties.--The pilot program described in subsection (a) shall be
designed to allow deportation officers to use handheld or vehicle-
mounted computers to--
(1) enter any required data, including personal information
about the alien subject and the reason for issuing the
document;
(2) apply the electronic signature of the issuing officer
or agent;
(3) set the date the alien is required to appear before an
immigration judge, in the case of notices to appear;
(4) print any documents the alien subject may be required
to sign, along with additional copies of documents to be served
on the alien; and
(5) interface with the ENFORCE database so that all data is
stored and retrievable.
(c) Construction.--The pilot program described in subsection (a)
shall be designed to replace, to the extent possible, the current
paperwork and data-entry process used for issuing such charging
documents and detainers.
(d) Deadline.--The Secretary shall initiate the pilot program
described in subsection (a) not later than 6 months after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
(e) Report.--The Government Accountability Office shall report to
the Judiciary Committee of the Senate and the House of Representatives
no later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act on
the effectiveness of the pilot program and provide recommendations for
improving it.
(f) Advisory Council.--The ICE Advisory Council established by
section 204 shall include recommendations on how the pilot program
should work in the first quarterly report of the Council, and shall
include assessments of the program and recommendations for improvement
in each subsequent report.
(g) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 206. ADDITIONAL ICE DEPORTATION OFFICERS AND SUPPORT STAFF.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall, subject
to the availability of appropriations for such purpose, increase the
number of positions for full-time active-duty United States Immigration
and Customs Enforcement deportation officers by 10,000 above the number
of full-time positions for which funds were appropriated for fiscal
year 2017. The Secretary will determine the rate at which the
additional officers will be added with due regard to filling the
positions as expeditiously as possible without making any compromises
in the selection or the training of the additional officers.
(b) Support Staff.--The Secretary shall, subject to the
availability of appropriations for such purpose, increase the number of
positions for full-time support staff for United States Immigration and
Customs Enforcement deportation officers by 700 above the number of
full-time positions for which funds were appropriated for fiscal year
2017.
SEC. 207. ADDITIONAL ICE PROSECUTORS.
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall, subject to the
availability of appropriations for such purpose, increase the number of
positions for full-time trial attorneys working for United States
Immigration and Customs Enforcement by 60 above the number of full-time
positions for which funds were appropriated for fiscal year 2017. The
Secretary shall determine the rate at which the additional trial
attorneys will be added with due regard to filling positions as
expeditiously as possible without making any compromises in the
selection or the training of the additional attorneys.
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
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