S3933-118

Introduced

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.

118th Congress Introduced Mar 12, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers. The main policy domain is Immigration, Criminal Justice, Government Operations.

Who Benefits and How

immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H2E18DDDA603A4CDCA4C15F863F864C58: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Laken Riley Act.
  • Section H21A1E83CDE764B668955EC89A43EBC54: 2. Findings; sense of Congress Congress finds that the Nation— mourns the devastating loss of Laken Riley and other victims of the Biden administration’s open...
  • Section H793DBCBA2A07463588AC4F4FDBEDECAF: 3. Detention of certain aliens who commit theft Section 236(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1226(c)) is amended— in paragraph (1)— in...
  • Section H367693DF7C2642C698DCAA0B80D930C6: 4. Enforcement by attorney general of a State Section 235(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1225(b)) is amended— by redesignating paragraph...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.

Key Policy Areas

Immigration, Criminal Justice, Government Operations

Primary Purpose

This bill, 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.

Policy Domains

Immigration Criminal Justice Government Operations

Whole bill

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
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Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • federal implementing agencies
  • immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
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Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 12, 2024

Mrs. Britt (for herself, Mr. Barrasso, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Boozman, …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Immigration Criminal Justice Government Operations
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_homeland_security"
→ Secretary of Homeland Security

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