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Union Calendar No. 360 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7322 
[Report No. 118–435] 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to enforcement 
by an attorney general of a State. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 13, 2024 
Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. ROY, Mr. OGLES, and Mr. 
TIFFANY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary 
APRIL 2, 2024 
Additional sponsors: Ms. HAGEMAN, Mr. BRECHEEN, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. POSEY, 
Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mr. ROSENDALE, Mr. DAVIDSON, Mrs. 
SPARTZ, Mr. GREEN of Tennessee, and Mr. CRANE 
APRIL 2, 2024 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 13, 2024] 
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A BILL 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect 
to enforcement by an attorney general of a State. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Standing Up to the Ex-
ecutive branch for Immigration Enforcement Act of 2024’’ 
or the ‘‘SUE for Immigration Enforcement Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 2. ENFORCEMENT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL OF A 
STATE. 
(a) INSPECTION OF APPLICANTS FOR ADMISSION.— 
Section 235(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1225(b)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (4); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) ENFORCEMENT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL OF 
A STATE.—The attorney general of a State, or other 
authorized State officer, alleging a violation of the de-
tention and removal requirements under paragraphs 
(1) or (2) that harms such State or its residents shall 
have standing to bring an action against the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security on behalf of such State 
or the residents of such State in an appropriate dis-
trict court of the United States to obtain appropriate 
injunctive relief. The court shall advance on the dock-
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et and expedite the disposition of a civil action filed 
under this paragraph to the greatest extent prac-
ticable. For purposes of this paragraph, a State or its 
residents shall be considered to have been harmed if 
the State or its residents experience harm, including 
financial harm in excess of $100.’’. 
(b) APPREHENSION AND DETENTION OF ALIENS.— 
Section 236 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1226) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or release’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘grant, revocation, or de-
nial’’ and insert ‘‘revocation or denial’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) ENFORCEMENT
BY ATTORNEY GENERAL
OF
A 
STATE.—The attorney general of a State, or other author-
ized State officer, alleging an action or decision by the At-
torney General or Secretary of Homeland Security under 
this section to release any alien or grant bond or parole 
to any alien that harms such State or its residents shall 
have standing to bring an action against the Attorney Gen-
eral or Secretary of Homeland Security on behalf of such 
State or the residents of such State in an appropriate dis-
trict court of the United States to obtain appropriate in-
junctive relief. The court shall advance on the docket and 
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expedite the disposition of a civil action filed under this 
subsection to the greatest extent practicable. For purposes 
of this subsection, a State or its residents shall be considered 
to have been harmed if the State or its residents experience 
harm, including financial harm in excess of $100.’’. 
(c) PENALTIES.—Section 243 of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1253) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(e) ENFORCEMENT
BY ATTORNEY GENERAL
OF
A 
STATE.—The attorney general of a State, or other author-
ized State officer, alleging a violation of the requirement 
to discontinue granting visas to citizens, subjects, nationals, 
and residents as described in subsection (d) that harms such 
State or its residents shall have standing to bring an action 
against the Secretary of State on behalf of such State or 
the residents of such State in an appropriate district court 
of the United States to obtain appropriate injunctive relief. 
The court shall advance on the docket and expedite the dis-
position of a civil action filed under this subsection to the 
greatest extent practicable. For purposes of this subsection, 
a State or its residents shall be considered to have been 
harmed if the State or its residents experience harm, includ-
ing financial harm in excess of $100.’’. 
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(d) CERTAIN CLASSES OF ALIENS.—Section 212(d)(5) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1182(d)(5)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Attorney General’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) The attorney general of a State, or other author-
ized State officer, alleging a violation of the limitation 
under subparagraph (A) that parole solely be granted on 
a case-by-case basis and solely for urgent humanitarian 
reasons or a significant public benefit, that harms such 
State or its residents shall have standing to bring an action 
against the Secretary of Homeland Security on behalf of 
such State or the residents of such State in an appropriate 
district court of the United States to obtain appropriate 
injunctive relief. The court shall advance on the docket and 
expedite the disposition of a civil action filed under this 
subparagraph to the greatest extent practicable. For pur-
poses of this subparagraph, a State or its residents shall 
be considered to have been harmed if the State or its resi-
dents experience harm, including financial harm in excess 
of $100.’’. 
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(e) DETENTION.—Section 241(a)(2) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1231(a)(2)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘During the removal period,’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—During the removal pe-
riod,’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) ENFORCEMENT
BY
ATTORNEY
GEN-
ERAL OF A STATE.—The attorney general of a 
State, or other authorized State officer, alleging 
a violation of the detention requirement under 
subparagraph (A) that harms such State or its 
residents shall have standing to bring an action 
against the Secretary of Homeland Security on 
behalf of such State or the residents of such State 
in an appropriate district court of the United 
States to obtain appropriate injunctive relief. 
The court shall advance on the docket and expe-
dite the disposition of a civil action filed under 
this subparagraph to the greatest extent prac-
ticable. For purposes of this subparagraph, a 
State or its residents shall be considered to have 
been harmed if the State or its residents experi-
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