Sarah's Law
This bill requires the Department of Justice or the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to detain a non-U.S. national (alien under federal law) who is unlawfully present in the United States and has been charged with, arrested for, convicted of, or admits to having committed acts that constitute the essential elements of a crime that resulted in the death or serious bodily injury of another person.
DHS must obtain information about the identity of any victims of the crimes for which the detained individual was charged or convicted. DHS shall provide the victim, or a relative or guardian of a deceased victim, with information about the detained individual, including name, date of birth, nationality, immigration status, criminal history, and a description of any related removal efforts.
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 578 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 578
To require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to take into
custody certain aliens who have been charged in the United States with
a crime that resulted in the death or serious bodily injury of another
person, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 21, 2025
Mr. Feenstra (for himself, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Ciscomani, Mr. Estes, Mr.
Bost, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Nehls, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Finstad, Mr. Bacon,
Ms. Salazar, Mr. Aderholt, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Garbarino, Mr.
McClintock, Ms. Mace, Mr. Bergman, Mr. Meuser, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Mr.
Balderson, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mrs. Hinson, Mr. Babin, Mr.
Edwards, Mr. Schmidt, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Hamadeh of
Arizona, Mr. Evans of Colorado, Mr. Timmons, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr.
LaMalfa, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Wied, Mr. Ogles, Mr. Brecheen, Mr. Nunn of
Iowa, Mr. Ellzey, Mr. Rulli, Mr. Downing, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania,
Mr. Sessions, Mr. McDowell, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mrs. Biggs of
South Carolina, and Mr. McCormick) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to take into
custody certain aliens who have been charged in the United States with
a crime that resulted in the death or serious bodily injury of another
person, 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 ``Sarah's Law''.
SEC. 2. MANDATORY DETENTION OF CERTAIN ALIENS CHARGED WITH A CRIME
RESULTING IN DEATH OR SERIOUS BODILY INJURY.
Section 236(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1226(c)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) in subparagraph (C)--
(i) by striking ``sentence'' and inserting
``sentenced''; and
(ii) by striking ``or'';
(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the comma at
the end and inserting ``, or''; and
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the
following:
``(E)(i)(I) is inadmissible under paragraph (6)(A),
(6)(C), or (7) of section 212(a),
``(II) is deportable under section 237(a)(1)(B) as
an alien whose nonimmigrant visa (or other
documentation authorizing admission into the United
States as a nonimmigrant) has been revoked under
section 221(i), or
``(III) is deportable under section
237(a)(1)(C)(i), and
``(ii) is charged with, is arrested for, is
convicted of, admits having committed, or admits
committing acts which constitute the essential elements
of any offense 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
Secretary of Homeland Security shall--
``(A) 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, arrested, or convicted; and
``(B) 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.
``(4) Detainer.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
issue a detainer for an alien described in paragraph (1)(E)
and, if the alien is not otherwise detained by Federal, State,
or local officials, shall effectively and expeditiously take
custody of the alien.''.
SEC. 3. SAVINGS PROVISION.
Nothing in this Act, or the amendments made by this Act, 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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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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