I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1496 
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 
MARCH 2, 2021 
Mr. FEENSTRA (for himself, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. BROOKS, Mr. BABIN, 
Mr. CAWTHORN, Mrs. HINSON, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. BUCK, 
Mr. HICE of Georgia, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mr. HAGEDORN, and 
Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS) 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. 
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 ‘‘Sarah’s Law’’. 
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SEC. 2. MANDATORY DETENTION OF CERTAIN ALIENS 
CHARGED WITH A CRIME RESULTING IN 
DEATH OR SERIOUS BODILY INJURY. 
Section 236(c) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1226(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraphs (A) and (B), by 
striking the comma at the end of each subpara-
graph and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘sentence’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘sentenced’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘, or’’ and inserting a 
semicolon; 
(C) in subparagraph (D), by striking the 
comma at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (D) 
the following: 
‘‘(E)(i)(I) was not inspected and admitted 
into the United States; 
‘‘(II) held a nonimmigrant visa (or other 
documentation authorizing admission into the 
United States as a nonimmigrant) that has 
been revoked under section 221(i); or 
‘‘(III) 
is 
described 
in 
section 
237(a)(1)(C)(i); and 
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‘‘(ii) has been charged by a prosecuting au-
thority in the United States with any crime 
that resulted in the death or serious bodily in-
jury (as defined in section 1365(h)(3) of title 
18, United States Code) of another person,’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—Upon en-
countering or gaining knowledge of an alien de-
scribed in paragraph (1), the Assistant Secretary of 
Homeland Security for Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement shall make reasonable efforts— 
‘‘(A) to obtain information from law en-
forcement agencies and from other available 
sources regarding the identity of any victims of 
the crimes for which such alien was charged or 
convicted; and 
‘‘(B) to provide the victim or, if the victim 
is deceased, a parent, guardian, spouse, or clos-
est living relative of such victim, with informa-
tion, on a timely and ongoing basis, including— 
‘‘(i) the alien’s full name, aliases, date 
of birth, and country of nationality; 
‘‘(ii) the alien’s immigration status 
and criminal history; 
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‘‘(iii) the alien’s custody status and 
any changes related to the alien’s custody; 
and 
‘‘(iv) a description of any efforts by 
the United States Government to remove 
the alien from the United States.’’. 
SEC. 3. SAVINGS PROVISION. 
Nothing in this Act, or the amendments made by this 
Act, may be construed to limit the rights of crime victims 
under any other provision of law, including section 3771 
of title 18, United States Code. 
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