Congress 115 - HR 2406 - Immigration and Customs Enforcement Authorization Act of 2017

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Advisory bodies Border security and unlawful immigration Congressional oversight Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Customs enforcement Department of Homeland Security Detention of persons Executive agency funding and structure Federal officials Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Immigration Immigration status and procedures Law enforcement officers Lawyers and legal services Transportation costs

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement Authorization Act of 2017

This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to: (1) establish, by statute, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS); (2) establish within ICE the Offices of Homeland Security Investigations, Enforcement and Removal Operations, Principal Legal Advisor, Management and Administration, and Professional Responsibility; and (3) remove references to the Bureau of Border Security.

DHS shall: (1) authorize all deportation officers who have successfully completed basic immigration law enforcement training to exercise specified powers to arrest or to execute warrants for administrative and criminal arrests, and to carry firearms; (2) increase the number of ICE detention enforcement officers, deportation officers, and prosecutors; and (3) establish a pilot program for in-field electronic processing of documents, placing detainers, and collecting biometric identification data.

The bill establishes: (1) a Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement Office, and (2) an ICE Advisory Council.

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May 24, 2017

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 8.
May 24, 2017

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 23, 2017

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 22, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
May 19, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
May 11, 2017

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 11, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
May 11, 2017

Introduced in House

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