Protect Citizens and Residents from Unlawful Raids and Detention Act
Latest action · Sep 25, 2008 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
- IntroducedSep 25, 2008
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protect Citizens and Residents from Unlawful Raids and Detention Act - Sets forth protections against unlawful detentions of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents regarding: (1) notifications; (2) access to counsel; (3) notice and charges; (4) issuance of detainers; (5) access to telephones; (6) protection of community institutions; (7) transfer of detainees; and (8) immigration enforcement-related training of personnel.
Sets forth requirements that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) must follow in immigration enforcement operations: (1) that are expected to target more that 50 individuals; and (2) respecting coordination with the Department of Labor and other relevant agencies.
Sets forth protections for specified vulnerable populations.
Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) ensure that U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, and other individuals are not unlawfully detained by establishing secure alternative custody programs; and (2) establish a detention advisory committee.
Establishes within DHS a position of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Ombudsman.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 25, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Edward M. Kennedy | Original | Sep 25, 2008 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Sep 25, 2008 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 25, 2008Introduced in Senate
- Sep 25, 2008Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to protect United States citizens from unlawful arrest and detention.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Protect Citizens and Residents from Unlawful Raids and Detention Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
- Administrative procedure
- Administrative remedies
- Alien labor
- Arrest
- Caregivers
- Case management
- Child abuse
- Child welfare
- Citizenship
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Correctional institutions
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal investigation
- Department of Homeland Security
- Detention of persons
- Disabled
- Due process of law
- Evidence (Law)
- Families
- Family violence
- Federal advisory bodies
- Federal law enforcement officers
- Fugitives from justice
- Government Operations and Politics
- Health
- Human rights
- Illegal aliens
- Immigrant health
- Immigrants
- Immigration
- International Affairs
- Labor and Employment
- Language and languages
- Law
- Legal aid
- Medical screening
- Ombudsman
- Pregnant women
- Prison alternatives
- Prisoners' rights
- Prosecution
- Right of asylum
- Right to counsel
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Searches and seizures
- Self-incrimination
- Smuggling
- Social Welfare
- Social work
- Spanish language
- Suspects' rights
- Telephone
- Torture
- Warrants (Law)
- Women
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 25, 2008Introduced in Senate
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