Illegal immigration, procedures for arrest, detention, transportation of illegal immigrants provided for; reporting requirements established

Summary

The bill lets state and local law‑enforcement agencies sign agreements with federal immigration authorities, share immigration‑status information, and arrest or transport people suspected of being illegal aliens. County and municipal jails must follow new intake procedures, honor immigration detainer requests, and publish quarterly reports on foreign‑national inmates. The measure, called the Laken Riley Act, failed to pass and did not become law.

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