Protect DREAMer Confidentiality Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-229
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]
Introduced: 2017-01-24
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Criminal justice information and records

Government information and archives

Immigration status and procedures

Law enforcement administration and funding

Right of privacy
Latest action: action_date: 2017-01-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-01-24
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Protect DREAMer Confidentiality Act of 2017</strong></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to protect individual application information submitted to DHS after June 15, 2012, as part of a request for consideration or reconsideration for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program from disclosure to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for any purpose other than implementing such program. Such information may be shared with national security and law enforcement agencies: (1) to identify or prevent fraudulent claims, (2) for national security purposes relating to an individual application, or (3) for the investigation or prosecution of a felony not related to immigration status.</p> <p>DHS may not refer an individual whose case has been deferred pursuant to the DACA program to ICE, CBP, the Department of Justice, or any other law enforcement agency.</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 229 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 24, 2017 Mr. Heinrich (for himself, Ms. Cortez Masto , Mr. Udall , Mr. Van Hollen , Mr. Booker , Ms. Harris , Mr. Wyden , and Mr. Reed ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To provide for the confidentiality of information submitted in requests for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect DREAMer Confidentiality Act of 2017 . 2. Confidentiality of information submitted for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program (a) Definitions In this section: (1) DACA Program The term DACA Program means the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program announced on June 15, 2012. (2) Individual application information The term individual application information means any information, including personally identifiable information, submitted to the Secretary after June 15, 2012, as part of a request for consideration or reconsideration for the DACA program. (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Homeland Security. 3. Confidentiality of information (a) In general The Secretary shall protect individual application information from disclosure to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or U.S. Customs and Border Protection for any purpose other than implementing the DACA Program. (b) Referrals prohibited The Secretary may not refer any individual whose case has been deferred pursuant to the DACA Program to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Department of Justice, or any other law enforcement agency. (c) Limited exception Individual application information may be shared with national security and law enforcement agencies— (1) to identify or prevent fraudulent claims; (2) for particularized national security purposes relating to an individual application; or (3) for the investigation or prosecution of any felony not related to immigration status.