No State Resources for Immigration Enforcement (NSRIE) Act

Bill: 115-hr-1446
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
Introduced: 2017-03-09
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration

Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Department of Homeland Security

Detention of persons

Immigration status and procedures

Intergovernmental relations

Law enforcement officers

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2017-03-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-03-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>No State Resources for Immigration Enforcement (NSRIE) Act </strong></p> <p>This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit the Department of Homeland Security from entering into a written agreement with a state or political subdivision pursuant to which any state or subdivision officer or employee is authorized to carry out an immigration function in relation to the investigation, apprehension, or detention of aliens in the United States (including the transportation of such aliens across state lines to detention centers). (Currently, the Department of Justice is authorized to enter into such agreements.)</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1446 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 9, 2017 Ms. Velázquez (for herself, Mr. Gallego , Ms. Moore , Mr. Soto , Ms. McCollum , Ms. Schakowsky , Mr. Serrano , Mr. Correa , Mr. McGovern , and Mr. Gutiérrez ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit State and local officers and employees from performing immigration officer functions.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No State Resources for Immigration Enforcement (NSRIE) Act . 2. Prohibition on performance of immigration officer functions by State and local officials Section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1357(g) ) is amended to read as follows: (g) The Secretary of Homeland Security may not enter into a written agreement with a State, or any political subdivision of a State, pursuant to which any officer or employee of the State or subdivision is authorized to carry out a function of an immigration officer in relation to the investigation, apprehension, or detention of aliens in the United States (including the transportation of such aliens across State lines to detention centers). .