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House Bill 2729
116th Congress(2019-2020)
PROTECT Immigration Act of 2019
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H. R. 2729 (Introduced-in-House)


116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2729


To discontinue a Federal program that authorizes State and local law enforcement officers to investigate, apprehend, and detain aliens in accordance with a written agreement with the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and to clarify that immigration enforcement is solely a function of the Federal Government.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 14, 2019

Mr. Quigley (for himself, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. García of Illinois, and Ms. Garcia of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To discontinue a Federal program that authorizes State and local law enforcement officers to investigate, apprehend, and detain aliens in accordance with a written agreement with the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and to clarify that immigration enforcement is solely a function of the Federal Government.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Protecting the Rights Of Towns against federal Enforcement contrary to Constitutional Tenets for Immigration Act of 2019” or as the “PROTECT Immigration Act of 2019”.

SEC. 2. Rescission of State and local immigration enforcement authority.

Section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(g)) is amended to read as follows:

“(g) Except as provided in paragraph (10) of section 103(a), in section 274(c), and in section 439 of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1252c), the authority to inquire about or verify immigration or citizenship status and to investigate, apprehend, arrest, or detain an individual for a violation of this Act or any regulation authorized by this Act is restricted to immigration officers and authorized employees of the Department of Homeland Security and subject to limits set forth in other provisions of law.”.