Prohibiting the Use of Arrest Warrants for Identification at Security Checkpoints Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3568
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]
Introduced: 2022-02-02
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Latest action: action_date: 2022-02-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-02-02
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Prohibiting the Use of Arrest Warrants for Identification at Security Checkpoints Act of 2022</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits the use of warrants for the arrest, removal, or deportation of an alien as proof of identity at an airport security checkpoint unless the alien is being removed from the United States pursuant to immigration laws.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3568 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 2, 2022 Mr. Portman (for himself and Mr. Johnson ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To prohibit the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration from accepting warrants for the arrest of aliens as valid proof of identification at airport security checkpoints, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Prohibiting the Use of Arrest Warrants for Identification at Security Checkpoints Act of 2022 . 2. Prohibition against acceptance of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrest warrants as identification at airport security checkpoints (a) In general The Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration may not accept a prohibited document as valid proof of identification or as an acceptable alternate identification at an airport security checkpoint. (b) Exception Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to an alien who is being removed from the United States in accordance with the immigration laws (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Immigration and National Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 )). (c) Prohibited document defined In this section, the term prohibited document means any of the following: (1) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Form I–200, Warrant for Arrest of Alien (or any successor form). (2) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Form I–205, Warrant of Removal/Deportation (or any successor form).