Crime Doesn’t Fly Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-6495
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11]
Introduced: 2022-01-25
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports

Border security and unlawful immigration

Immigration status and procedures
Latest action: action_date: 2022-01-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-01-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Crime Doesn't Fly 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: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6495 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 25, 2022 Ms. Malliotakis (for herself, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois , Mr. Newhouse , Mrs. Miller-Meeks , Mr. Jacobs of New York , Mrs. Wagner , Mr. Gibbs , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Gohmert , Mrs. Miller of Illinois , Mr. Cawthorn , Mr. Buchanan , Mr. Gaetz , and Mr. Guest ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 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 aviation security checkpoints, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Crime Doesn’t Fly Act of 2022 . 2. Prohibition of use of ICE arrest warrants as identification at aviation security checkpoints (a) In general Except as provided in subsection (b), the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration may not accept a prohibited document as valid proof of identification at an aviation 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 Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 )). (c) Prohibited document defined In this section, the term prohibited document means any of the following: (1) Immigration and Customs Enforcement Form I–200, Warrant for Arrest of Alien (or any successor form). (2) Immigration and Customs Enforcement Form I–205, Warrant of Removal/Deportation (or any successor form).