118th Congress Immigration
S. 3933: Laken Riley Act
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Summary
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to detain certain non-U. S. nationals (aliens under federal law) who have been arrested for burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting. The bill also authorizes states to sue the federal government for decisions or alleged failures related to immigration enforcement.
Under this bill, DHS must detain an individual who (1) is unlawfully present in the United States or did not possess the necessary documents when applying for admission; and (2) has been charged with, arrested for, convicted for, or admits to having committed acts that constitute the essential elements of burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting.
The bill also authorizes state governments to sue for injunctive relief over certain immigration-related decisions or alleged failures by the federal government if the decision or failure caused the state or its residents harm, including financial harm of more than $100. Specifically, the state government may sue the federal government over a
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- decision to release a non-U. S. national from custody;
- failure to fulfill requirements relating to inspecting individuals seeking admission into the United States, including requirements related to asylum interviews;
- failure to fulfill a requirement to stop issuing visas to nationals of a country that unreasonably denies or delays acceptance of nationals of that country;
- violation of limitations on immigration parole, such as the requirement that parole be granted only on a case-by-case basis; or
- failure to detain an individual who has been ordered removed from the United States.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- John Boozman R-AROriginal
- Marsha Blackburn R-TNOriginal
- John Barrasso R-WYOriginal
- Ted Budd R-NCOriginal
- Mike Braun R-INOriginal
- Michael Crapo R-IDOriginal
- Shelley Capito R-WVOriginal
- John Cornyn R-TXOriginal
- Tom Cotton R-AROriginal
- Kevin Cramer R-NDOriginal
- Steve Daines R-MTOriginal
- Deb Fischer R-NEOriginal
- Lindsey Graham R-SCOriginal
- Charles Grassley R-IAOriginal
- Bill Hagerty R-TNOriginal
- John Hoeven R-NDOriginal
- Joshua Hawley R-MOOriginal
- John Kennedy R-LAOriginal
- Cynthia Lummis R-WYOriginal
- James Lankford R-OKOriginal
- Mike Lee R-UTOriginal
- Mitch McConnell R-KYOriginal
- Jerry Moran R-KSOriginal
- James Risch R-IDOriginal
- Mike Rounds R-SDOriginal
- Pete Ricketts R-NEOriginal
- Tim Scott R-SCOriginal
- Rick Scott R-FLOriginal
- Eric Schmitt R-MOOriginal
- John Thune R-SDOriginal
- Tommy Tuberville R-ALOriginal
- Thom Tillis R-NCOriginal
- Roger Wicker R-MSOriginal
- Bill Cassidy R-LA
- Ted Cruz R-TX
- Joni Ernst R-IA
- Cindy Hyde-Smith R-MS
- Ron Johnson R-WI
- Roger Marshall R-KS
- Dan Sullivan R-AK
- James David Vance R-OH
- Todd Young R-IN
- Susan Collins R-ME
- Marco Rubio R-FL
- Mitt Romney R-UT
- Markwayne Mullin R-OK
- Jon Tester D-MT
Who scored on this bill
- 1Katie Britt SponsorReached a cosponsor milestone, introduced, drew cross-party cosponsors3 events+12
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Katie Britt.
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- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.