State Partnerships to Enhance Removal of Criminal Aliens Act

This bill would let the Department of Homeland Security sign written agreements with states so that state-employed licensed attorneys can represent the department in certain deportation cases, at the state's expense and under federal supervision. These cases would include those involving immigrants held in correctional facilities in the state or charged based on violations of state law. The bill would also expand the list of crimes counted as an "aggravated felony" under immigration law, adding offenses such as any felony or any crime punishable by more than one year in prison, and certain theft, burglary, assault, and drug offenses. It would make an aggravated felony a basis for being denied entry to the U.S. and would treat any aggravated felony as a "particularly serious crime" for asylum-related protections. These changes would apply to offenses and cases from before or after the bill becomes law.

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Sponsors

• Derek Schmidt Republican sponsor
• 1 cosponsors