H.R. 519 (110th): To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to remove the discretion of the Secretary of Homeland Security ...

...with respect to expedited removal under section 235(b)(1)(A)(iii)(I) of such Act.

110th Congress, 2007–2009. Text as of Jan 17, 2007 (Introduced).

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HR 519 IH

110th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 519

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to remove the discretion of the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to expedited removal under section 235(b)(1)(A)(iii)(I) of such Act.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 17, 2007

Mr. DOOLITTLE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary


A BILL

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to remove the discretion of the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to expedited removal under section 235(b)(1)(A)(iii)(I) of such Act.

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

SECTION 1. REMOVAL OF DISCRETION TO ORDER EXPEDITED REMOVAL.

    Section 235(b)(1)(A)(iii)(I) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(1)(A)(iii)(I)) is amended to read as follows:

            `(I) IN GENERAL- The Secretary of Homeland Security shall apply clauses (i) and (ii) of this subparagraph to all aliens described in subclause (II), except that if the Secretary, after consulting with appropriate Federal, State, or local law enforcement agencies, determines that the alien will be detained under the authority of such an agency, the Secretary may not remove the alien until such detention terminates.'.