ALERTED Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-4007
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]
Introduced: 2015-11-16
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration

Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Detention of persons

Immigration status and procedures

Intergovernmental relations

Law enforcement administration and funding

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2015-12-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-11-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Assuring Law Enforcement Requests Are Timely Evaluated by the Department of Homeland Security Act of 2015 or the ALERTED Act of 2015</strong></p> <p> This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, upon request by a federal, state, or local law enforcement official, to determine whether to issue a detainer to detain an alien arrested by such official for a violation of any law, not just one relating to controlled substances.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4007 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 16, 2015 Mr. Carter of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, upon the request of a law enforcement official, to make a prompt determination of whether to issue a detainer in the case of an alien arrested for a violation of Federal, State, or local law.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Assuring Law Enforcement Requests Are Timely Evaluated by the Department of Homeland Security Act of 2015 or the ALERTED Act of 2015 . 2. Determination of issuance of detainer Section 287(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1357(d) ) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking relating to controlled substances .