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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 661 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 31, 2023 

Mr. FEENSTRA (for himself, Mr. BUCK, Mr. DONALDS, Ms. SALAZAR, Mr. 

JOHNSON of Ohio, Mrs. HINSON, Mr. BABIN, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, 

Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. BACON, Mr. POSEY, Mrs. LESKO, Mr. OBERNOLTE, Mr. 

BOST, Mr. MOORE of Alabama, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. 

FINSTAD, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana, Mr. BURCHETT, 

Mr. OGLES, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. C. SCOTT FRANKLIN of Florida, 

Mr. CLINE, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. HUDSON, 

Mr. GARBARINO, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. FRY, Mr. MIKE GARCIA of California, Mr. WALBERG, and Mr. STEUBE) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

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. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as ‘‘Sarah’s Law’’. 

3 SEC. 2. MANDATORY DETENTION OF CERTAIN ALIENS 

4 CHARGED WITH A CRIME RESULTING IN 

5 DEATH OR SERIOUS BODILY INJURY. 

6 Section 236(c) of the Immigration and Nationality 

7 Act (8 U.S.C. 1226(c)) is amended— 

8 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

9 (A) in subparagraphs (A) and (B), by 

10 striking the comma at the end of each subpara11 graph and inserting a semicolon; 

12 (B) in subparagraph (C)— 

13 (i) by striking ‘‘sentence’’ and insert14 ing ‘‘sentenced’’; and 

15 (ii) by striking ‘‘, or’’ and inserting a 

16 semicolon; 

17 (C) in subparagraph (D), by striking the 

18 comma at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

19 (D) by inserting after subparagraph (D) 

20 the following: 

21 ‘‘(E)(i)(I) was not inspected and admitted 

22 into the United States; 

23 ‘‘(II) held a nonimmigrant visa (or other 

24 documentation authorizing admission into the 

25 United States as a nonimmigrant) that has 

26 been revoked under section 221(i); or 


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1 ‘‘(III) is described in section 

2 237(a)(1)(C)(i); and 

3 ‘‘(ii) has been charged by a prosecuting au4 thority in the United States with any crime 

5 that resulted in the death or serious bodily in6 jury (as defined in section 1365(h)(3) of title 

7 18, United States Code) of another person,’’; 

8 and 

9 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(3) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—Upon en11 countering or gaining knowledge of an alien de12 scribed in paragraph (1), the Assistant Secretary of 

13 Homeland Security for Immigration and Customs 

14 Enforcement shall make reasonable efforts— 

15 ‘‘(A) to obtain information from law en16 forcement agencies and from other available 

17 sources regarding the identity of any victims of 

18 the crimes for which such alien was charged or 

19 convicted; and 

20 ‘‘(B) to provide the victim or, if the victim 

21 is deceased, a parent, guardian, spouse, or clos22 est living relative of such victim, with informa23 tion, on a timely and ongoing basis, including— 

24 ‘‘(i) the alien’s full name, aliases, date 

25 of birth, and country of nationality; 


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1 ‘‘(ii) the alien’s immigration status 

2 and criminal history; 

3 ‘‘(iii) the alien’s custody status and 

4 any changes related to the alien’s custody; 

5 and 

6 ‘‘(iv) a description of any efforts by 

7 the United States Government to remove 

8 the alien from the United States.’’. 

9 SEC. 3. SAVINGS PROVISION. 

10 Nothing in this Act, or the amendments made by this 

11 Act, may be construed to limit the rights of crime victims 

12 under any other provision of law, including section 3771 

13 of title 18, United States Code. 

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