Illegal Alien Capture Notification Act

To amend section 642 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 with respect to communication between law enforcement agencies and the Secretary of Homeland Security about the immigration status of individuals. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Illegal Alien Capture Notification Act 2. Information sharing regarding criminal aliens Section 642 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 ( 8 U.S.C. 1373 (1) by striking Immigration and Naturalization Service Department of Homeland Security (2) in subsection (a), by striking may shall (3) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking no person or agency may a person or agency shall not (B) by striking doing any of the following with respect to information undertaking any of the following law enforcement activities (4) by striking paragraphs (1) through (3) and inserting the following: (1) Notifying the Federal Government regarding the presence of inadmissible and deportable aliens who are encountered by law enforcement personnel of a State or political subdivision of a State. (2) Complying with requests for information from Federal law enforcement. ; and (5) by adding at the end the following: (d) Sanctuary policies Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal, State, or local law, a Federal, State, or local government entity or official shall not issue in the form of resolutions, ordinances, administrative actions, general or special orders, or departmental policies that violate Federal law or restrict a State or political subdivision of a State from complying with Federal law or coordinating with Federal law enforcement. (e) Compliance (1) In general A State, or a political subdivision of a State, that has in effect a statute, policy, or practice that prohibits law enforcement officers of the State, or of a political subdivision of the State, from assisting or cooperating with Federal immigration law enforcement in the course of carrying out the officers’ routine law enforcement duties shall not be eligible to receive— (A) any of the funds that would otherwise be allocated to the State or political subdivision under section 241(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1231(i) Cops on the Beat 42 U.S.C. 3796dd et seq. (B) any other law enforcement or Department of Homeland Security grant. (2) Annual determination (A) Requirement Not later than March 1 of each year, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall determine which States or political subdivisions of a State are not in compliance with this section and report such determination to Congress. (B) Ineligibility for financial assistance Any jurisdiction that the Secretary determines is not in compliance under subparagraph (A)— (i) shall be ineligible to receive Federal financial assistance as provided in paragraph (1) for a minimum period of 1 year; and (ii) shall only become eligible for such assistance after the Secretary certifies that the jurisdiction is in compliance. (3) Reallocation Any funds that are not allocated to a State or to a political subdivision of a State, due to the failure of the State, or of the political subdivision of the State, to comply with this section shall be reallocated to States, or to political subdivisions of States, that comply with such subsection. (f) State and local law enforcement provision of information about apprehended aliens (1) Provision of information In compliance with this section and section 434 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 ( 8 U.S.C. 1644 (2) Annual report on compliance Not later than March 1 of each year, the Secretary shall determine which States, or the political subdivisions of States, are not in compliance with this section and submit such determination to Congress. (g) Reimbursement The Secretary of Homeland Security shall reimburse States, and political subdivisions of a State, for all reasonable costs, as determined by the Secretary, incurred by the State, or the political subdivision of a State, as a result of providing information under subsection (f)(1). (h) Construction Nothing in this section shall require law enforcement officials of a State, or from political subdivisions of a State— (1) to provide the Secretary of Homeland Security with information related to a victim of a crime or witness to a criminal offense; or (2) to otherwise report or arrest such a victim or witness. .

Summary: Illegal Alien Capture Notification Act This bill amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to provide that a person or agency shall (currently, may) not prohibit or restrict a federal, state, or local government entity from undertaking any of the following law enforcement activities (current law refers to information activities) regarding an individual's immigration status: notifying the federal government regarding the presence of inadmissible and deportable aliens who are encountered by state or local law enforcement personnel, or complying with federal law enforcement information requests. A federal, state, or local government entity or official shall not issue ordinances, administrative actions, general or special orders, or departmental policies that violate federal law or restrict a state or political subdivision from complying with federal law or coordinating with federal law enforcement. A state or political subdivision that has in effect a statute, policy, or practice that prohibits state or local law enforcement officers from assisting or cooperating with federal immigration law enforcement in the course of carrying out the officers' routine law enforcement duties shall not be eligible to receive: (1) funds for the incarceration of undocumented criminal aliens or for the Cops on the Beat program, or (2) any other law enforcement or Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grant. States or political subdivisions not in compliance shall: (1) be ineligible to receive such assistance for at least one year, and (2) become eligible for such assistance only after DHS certifies that the jurisdiction is in compliance. Withheld funds shall be reallocated to complying states or political subdivisions. States and political subdivisions shall provide DHS with identifying information regarding each incarcerated alien who is believed to be inadmissible or deportable. Nothing in this bill shall require state or local law enforcement officials to: (1) provide DHS with information related to a victim of a crime or witness to a criminal offense, or (2) otherwise report or arrest such a victim or witness.