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S. 149In committee
Public Safety First Act
Introduced: Jan 17, 2025
Latest action date: Jan 17, 2025
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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- Congress
- 119th Congress
- Introduced
- Jan 17, 2025
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Status detail: The most advanced recorded stage is committee consideration.
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Public Safety First Act
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. Specifically, 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 of, or admits to having committed acts that constitute the essential elements of burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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