Title: Protecting American Lives Act
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
Protecting American Lives Act
This bill imposes requirements related to state and local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement efforts and increases criminal penalties for certain removed aliens who reenter the United States.
A state or local government jurisdiction shall be ineligible for certain federal law enforcement grants if the jurisdiction has a statute, policy, or practice (1) to not comply with Department of Homeland Security (DHS) detainer requests, or (2) prohibiting the jurisdiction's law enforcement officers from assisting with federal immigration law enforcement. (A detainer is a DHS request that a jurisdiction hold an alien in its custody until that alien can be transferred to federal custody.)
Compliance with a detainer request shall be an action under color of federal authority for immunity and liability purposes in a civil action.
A state or local jurisdiction shall timely inform DHS about an alien believed to be inadmissible or deportable in the jurisdiction's custody. DHS shall reimburse each jurisdiction for reasonable costs incurred from this requirement.
The bill imposes a minimum imprisonment term of five years for certain aliens who without authorization reenter the United States after being removed or denied admission. Such an alien shall be criminally fined, imprisoned, or both.
It shall be unlawful for a state or local jurisdiction to discriminate against a law enforcement officer for complying with a detainer request.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2988 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2988

   To ensure State and local compliance with all Federal immigration 
        detainers on aliens in custody, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 23, 2019

 Mr. Gooden (for himself, Mr. Scalise, Mr. Wright, Mr. Weber of Texas, 
   Mr. Walker, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania, Mr. Babin, Mr. 
 Taylor, and Mr. Johnson of Louisiana) introduced the following bill; 
 which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
      to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
   To ensure State and local compliance with all Federal immigration 
        detainers on aliens in custody, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting American Lives Act''.

SEC. 2. CLARIFYING THE AUTHORITY OF ICE DETAINERS.

    (a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided by Federal law or 
rule of procedure, the Secretary shall execute all lawful writs, 
process, and orders issued under the authority of the United States, 
and shall command all necessary assistance to execute the Secretary's 
duties.
    (b) State and Local Cooperation With DHS Detainers.--A State, or a 
political subdivision of a State, that has in effect a statute or 
policy or practice providing that it not comply with any Department 
detainer ordering that it temporarily hold an alien in their custody so 
that the alien may be taken into Federal custody, or transport the 
alien for transfer to Federal custody, shall not be eligible to 
receive--
            (1) 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)), the ``Cops 
        on the Beat'' program under part Q of title I of the Omnibus 
        Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381 et 
        seq.), or the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant 
        Program under subpart 1 of part E of title I of the Omnibus 
        Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10151 et 
        seq.); or
            (2) any other grant administered by the Department of 
        Justice that is substantially related to law enforcement 
        (including enforcement of the immigration laws), immigration, 
        enforcement of the immigration laws, or naturalization or 
        administered by the Department of Homeland Security that is 
        substantially related to immigration, the enforcement of the 
        immigration laws, or naturalization.
    (c) Limitation on Liability for Compliance With Detainer.--A State 
or unit of local government, and any law enforcement officer of such 
State or unit of local government, acting in compliance with a detainer 
issued by the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall be considered to be 
acting under color of Federal authority for purposes of determining 
liability, and immunity from suit, in any civil action brought by the 
alien under Federal or State law.
    (d) Probable Cause.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
Department has probable cause to believe that an alien is inadmissible 
or deportable when it issues a detainer regarding such alien under the 
standards in place on the date of introduction of this Act.
    (e) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the 
        Department of Homeland Security.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Homeland Security.
            (3) State.--The term ``State'' has the meaning given to 
        such term in section 101(a)(36) of the Immigration and 
        Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(36)).

SEC. 3. INFORMATION SHARING REGARDING CRIMINAL ALIENS.

    Section 642 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant 
Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1373) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Immigration and Naturalization Service'' 
        each place it appears and inserting ``Department of Homeland 
        Security'';
            (2) in subsection (a), by striking ``may'' and inserting 
        ``shall'';
            (3) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking ``no person or agency may'' and 
                inserting ``a person or agency shall not''; and
                    (B) by striking ``doing any of the following with 
                respect to information'' and inserting ``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)), the `Cops on the Beat' program 
                under part Q of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control 
                and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381 et seq.), 
                or the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant 
                Program under subpart 1 of part E of title I of the 
                Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 
                U.S.C. 10151 et seq.); or
                    ``(B) any other grant administered by the 
                Department of Justice that is substantially related to 
                law enforcement (including enforcement of the 
                immigration laws), immigration, enforcement of the 
                immigration laws, or naturalization or administered by 
                the Department of Homeland Security that is 
                substantially related to immigration, the enforcement 
                of the immigration laws, or naturalization.
            ``(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), each 
        State, and each political subdivision of a State, shall provide 
        the Secretary of Homeland Security in a timely manner with 
        identifying information with respect to each alien in the 
        custody of the State, or a political subdivision of the State, 
        who is believed to be inadmissible or deportable.
            ``(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.''.

SEC. 4. ILLEGAL REENTRY.

    Section 276 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1326) 
is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), in the undesignated matter following 
        paragraph (2), by striking ``not more than 2 years,'' and 
        inserting ``not less than 5 years,''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``not less than 
                5 years and'' after ``imprisoned'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``not less than 
                5 years and'' after ``imprisoned'';
                    (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``sentence.'' and 
                inserting ``sentence;''; and
                    (D) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``not less than 
                5 years and'' after ``imprisoned for''.

SEC. 5. WORKPLACE PROTECTIONS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT.

    Section 15(a) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (29 U.S.C. 215(a)) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) in the case of a State or unit of local government, 
        to discharge or in any other manner discriminate against any 
        law enforcement officer of that State or unit of local 
        government because such law enforcement officer has taken any 
        action to comply with a detainer issued by the Secretary of 
        Homeland Security.''.

SEC. 6. SEVERABILITY.

    If any provision of this Act, any amendment made by this Act, or 
the application of such provision to any person or circumstance, is 
held invalid, the remainder of this Act, the amendments made by this 
Act, and the application of such provision to other persons not 
similarly situated or to other circumstances, shall not be affected by 
such invalidation.
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