H.R. 64
Grant’s Law
In Plain Language
Grant's Law requires federal agents to detain people who are not U.S. citizens, were arrested in the country illegally, and are accused of crimes that could lead to deportation. If the person is not convicted of the crimes they were arrested for, the government must still hold them until they can be removed from the country, with those removal proceedings completed within 90 days.
Official Congressional Research Service summary
Grant's LawThis bill requires the Department of Justice to detain a non-U.S. national (alien under federal law) found to be unlawfully present in the United States and arrested for various crimes that would render the individual deportable or inadmissible.The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may release the individual to an appropriate authority for proceedings related to the arrest, but DHS must resume custody for any period that the individual is not in such authority's custody.If the individual is not convicted of crimes for which the individual was arrested, DHS must continue to detain the individual until removal proceedings are completed. DHS must complete such removal proceedings within 90 days.
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 3, 2025
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