To direct the Director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to report on information about arrests made by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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IntroducedMr. Subramanyam (for himself and Ms. McClellan) introduced the following …
Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill requires the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to publish detailed quarterly reports about immigration enforcement activities. The reports must include the number of arrests, people in detention, and deportations, with breakdowns showing how many people had criminal convictions and what types of crimes they committed. The first report is due 30 days after the bill becomes law, and new reports must be published every three months on ICE'''s website.
Who Benefits and How
Government transparency advocates, immigration rights organizations, and researchers benefit by gaining access to standardized data that was previously difficult or impossible to obtain. Congressional oversight committees benefit by receiving regular, structured information to monitor ICE operations without having to request it individually. News media covering immigration policy benefit by having authoritative quarterly statistics to inform their reporting, reducing the cost and effort of data gathering.
Who Bears the Burden and How
ICE administrative and data management staff face increased workload from the new quarterly reporting requirement. They must compile, categorize, and publish detailed statistics every three months, including calculating percentages across multiple categories and threat level designations. This creates ongoing compliance costs for the Department of Homeland Security.
Key Provisions
- Requires quarterly reports within 30 days of enactment, then every three months thereafter
- Reports must include total arrests, detainees in custody, and deportations for each quarter
- Data must be broken down by criminal conviction status and three threat levels based on crime severity
- Establishes "ICE Threat Level" categories: Level 1 (aggravated felonies or multiple serious crimes), Level 2 (serious crimes or multiple minor crimes), and Level 3 (minor crimes)
- All reports must be publicly posted on ICE'''s official website
Evidence Chain:
This summary is derived from the structured analysis below. See "Detailed Analysis" for per-title beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.
Primary Purpose
Requires the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to publish quarterly reports on arrests, detentions, deportations, and criminal offense statistics by threat level designation.
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Increase transparency and accountability of ICE enforcement activities through mandatory public reporting of arrest, detention, and deportation statistics categorized by criminal offense severity"
Likely Beneficiaries
- Government transparency advocates
- Immigration rights organizations
- Congressional oversight committees
- Researchers studying immigration enforcement
- News media covering immigration
Likely Burden Bearers
- ICE administrative staff (additional reporting requirements)
- DHS data management personnel
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_director"
- → Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Homeland Security
Note: Definition 1(c)(3) appears to have a drafting error - it uses 'ICE Threat Level 2 Offender' label but should be 'ICE Threat Level 3 Offender' based on the structure and content
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
An alien (a) convicted of an aggravated felony as defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101); or (b) convicted of two or more offenses under State or Federal law that are punishable by a term of imprisonment of more than one year.
An alien (a) convicted of an offense under State or Federal law that is punishable by a term of imprisonment of more than one year; or (b) convicted of three or more offenses under State or Federal law that are punishable by a term of imprisonment of less than one year.
An alien convicted of an offense under State or Federal law that is punishable by a term of imprisonment of less than one year. (Note: The bill text shows this as 'ICE Threat Level 2 Offender' but this appears to be a drafting error and should be Level 3)
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