“A bill to amend chapter 93 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit obstruction of immigration laws by official interference.”
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This section establishes a new criminal offense at 18 U.S.C. §1925 prohibiting any officer, employee, or contractor of a state or local government—acting under color of law and with intent to impede or obstruct enforcement of the immigration laws—from knowingly adopting, directing, implementing, or enforcing a law, regulation, policy, or practice that (1) prohibits or materially restricts federal immigration officers from entering nonsecure areas of state or local detention facilities to interview, apprehend, or take custody of an alien subject to arrest or removal proceedings; (2) affirmatively conceals, harbors, or shields such an alien, including by directing alteration, destruction, or withholding of related records; (3) requires, aids, directs, or facilitates release of such an alien from custody without at least 48 hours' notice to federal immigration authorities; (4) prohibits or restricts cooperation with federal immigration authorities on alien removal, including sharing information on citizenship or immigration status; (5) prohibits or restricts compliance with DHS detainer or 48-hour release notice requests under INA §§217, 235, 236, 238, 241, or 287 (8 U.S.C. §§1187, 1225, 1226, 1228, 1231, or 1357); or (6) prohibits or restricts other assistance to DHS immigration enforcement requests consistent with federal officer safety. Violations are punishable by (1) fine and/or imprisonment for any term of years or life if the released alien causes death prior to rearrest; (2) fine and/or up to 20 years' imprisonment if the released alien causes serious bodily injury; or (3) fine and/or up to 10 years' imprisonment in other cases. This section also makes a conforming amendment to the table of sections for 18 U.S.C. chapter 93.