Families First Immigration Enforcement Act
Latest action · Nov 2, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedOct 25, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Families First Immigration Enforcement Act - Requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in a workplace enforcement operation that is calculated to apprehend or does apprehend at least 50 aliens, to do the following: (1) give state agencies sufficient notice to arrange for representatives who speak the detainees' language and to provide for any special needs; (2) afford access to state social service agencies to screen and interview detainees to determine if medical risks or risks to relatives exist; (3) consider, upon recommendation, the release of detainees on age, medical, or family related humanitarian grounds; and (4) provide a toll-free number for families of detainees to report their relationship to DHS or state social services.
Requires that such aliens have access to legal orientation presentations through the Executive Office for Immigration Review's legal orientation program.
States that detainees should be held within the jurisdiction of the local United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office to the extent that space allows.
Requires a detainee's release within 72 hours of apprehension if such alien is not subject to mandatory detention, does not pose a flight risk, or is subject to humanitarian release. States that such alien shall be released: (1) on his or her own recognizance; (2) by posting a minimum bond; (3) on parole under the Immigration and Nationality Act; or (4) through the intensive supervision appearance or similar program.
Cosponsors 14
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 11, 2007 to Jul 9, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Dec 11, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Dec 11, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Dec 12, 2007 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Dec 13, 2007 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jan 29, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Feb 13, 2008 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Feb 14, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Mar 3, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Mar 10, 2008 | |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | Mar 31, 2008 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Apr 2, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | May 13, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | May 15, 2008 | |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Jul 9, 2008 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Oct 25, 2007 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Nov 2, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 2, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
- Oct 25, 2007Introduced in House
- Oct 25, 2007Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 3
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-198 | IMMIGRATION RAIDS: POSTVILLE AND BEYOND300 pages | Judiciary Committee | Jul 24, 2008 |
| Serial No. 110-92 | ICE WORKPLACE RAIDS: THEIR IMPACT ON U.S. CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES100 pages | Education and Workforce Committee | May 20, 2008 |
| Serial No. 110-80 | PROBLEMS WITH ICE INTERROGATION, DETENTION, AND REMOVAL PROCEDURES173 pages | Judiciary Committee | Feb 13, 2008 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2074 | Families First Immigration Enforcement Act | Identical bill | Sep 20, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for safe and humane policies and procedures pertaining to the arrest, detention, and processing of aliens in immigration enforcement operations.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Families First Immigration Enforcement Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
- Alien labor
- Bail
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Detention of persons
- Families
- Family services
- Government Operations and Politics
- Health
- Illegal aliens
- Immigration
- Labor and Employment
- Language and languages
- Law
- Legal services
- Medical screening
- Parole
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Social Welfare
- Telephone
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 25, 2007Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
