
INCARCERATION & IMMIGRATION BILLS - 2025
PENDING BILlS
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HB1885 Juvenile/adult adjudicated delinquent/convicted of violent juvenile felony; immigration status.
Introduced by: Wren M. Williams [R]
Requires the Director of the Department of Juvenile Justice or other person in charge of a secure facility where a juvenile or adult has been committed upon an adjudication of delinquency or a finding of guilt for a violent juvenile felony to ascertain whether such juvenile or adult is in the United States illegally and, if such juvenile or adult is found to be in the United States illegally, to communicate such information to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Under current law, such immigration inquiries are required of jail officers or correctional officers in charge of state, local, or regional correctional facilities.
1/6/2025 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
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HB 1891 Transfer of certain incarcerated persons to U.S. Immigration and Customs
Introduced by Jason S. Ballard [R]
View the bill here.
Requires the Director of the Department of Corrections, sheriff, or other official in charge of the facility in which an alien is incarcerated to, upon receipt of a detainer from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, (i) provide U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement with prerelease notification of such alien's release and (ii) upon request of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, transfer custody of the alien to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement upon such alien's release, which shall occur no more than five days prior to the date that he would otherwise be released from custody. Current law states that the Director, sheriff, or other official in charge of the facility may transfer such incarcerated person upon receipt of a detainer.
1/6/2025 Referred to Committee on Public Safety
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