Empowering States to Deport Illegal Immigrants Act

Bill: 117-s-4948
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO]
Introduced: 2022-09-27
Policy area: Immigration
Latest action: action_date: 2022-09-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-09-27
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Empowering States to Deport Illegal Immigrants Act</strong></p> <p>This bill authorizes states to take actions to enforce federal immigration law.</p> <p>Specifically, the bill authorizes states to authorize state and local law enforcement to enforce certain provisions of federal immigration law, including provisions relating to unlawful entry and employing unauthorized non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law). State prosecutors&nbsp;must prosecute every case brought by a state under this bill. </p> <p>The bill also abrogates a 2012 Supreme Court ruling that invalidated an Arizona law that made it a crime for unauthorized non-U.S. nationals to work in the state. Specifically, the court ruled that the Arizona law was preempted by federal immigration law. </p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4948 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 27, 2022 Mr. Hawley introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To allow States to authorize State and local law enforcement officers to enforce the provisions of Federal immigration law relating to unlawful entry into the United States.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Empowering States to Deport Illegal Immigrants Act . 2. Authorization of State and local law enforcement officers to enforce certain Federal immigration laws (a) In general States may authorize State and local law enforcement officers to enforce provisions of Federal immigration law that prohibit the unlawful entry into the United States, including sections 271 through 280 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1321 through 1330). (b) Effect of authorization on Supreme Court ruling Subsection (a) effectively abrogates the 2012 decision of the Supreme Court in Arizona v. United States (567 U.S. 387). (c) Prosecution authority Notwithstanding any other provision of law, State prosecutors are authorized to initiate prosecutions for violations of Federal immigration law referred to in subsection (a) in a United States District Court that has jurisdiction over— (1) the place at which any such violation occurred; or (2) the place at which the person charged for any such violation is apprehended. (d) Conforming amendment Section 279 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1329 ) is amended— (1) by inserting , or by a State prosecutor pursuant to section 2(c) of the Empowering States to Deport Illegal Immigrants Act , before that arise ; and (2) by inserting It shall be the duty of the State prosecutor of the appropriate State to prosecute every such suit when brought by a State. after United States.