Deportation Acceleration: Expanded Grounds and Highway Fund Penalties for Sanctuary Cities.
This legislation significantly expands the grounds for deporting non-citizens, making any felony or two misdemeanors sufficient cause for accelerated removal, regardless of when the crime occurred. It mandates real-time data sharing of all non-citizen criminal convictions between local courts and federal immigration authorities. Furthermore, jurisdictions that limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement (sanctuary jurisdictions) face a 15% reduction in federal highway funding.
Key points
Expanded Deportation Criteria: Any non-citizen convicted of a felony or two misdemeanors is subject to expedited removal, applying retroactively to past convictions.
Financial Penalties for Sanctuary Jurisdictions: Localities restricting immigration cooperation will lose 15% of their federal Highway Trust Fund allocations.
Accelerated Legal Process: State and local courts must report non-citizen convictions to DHS within 24 hours, and the appeal window for removal cases is shortened to 30 days.
Status:
Introduced
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