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119-hr-64119th Congress

Grant’s Law

Sponsored By: Representative Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]

Introduced

Summary

Mandatory detention for unlawfully present noncitizens arrested for specified offenses. The bill would expand the detention rule to require that non-U.S. nationals found unlawfully present and arrested for certain offenses that could make them inadmissible or deportable be held in custody. It also lets DHS briefly release a detainee to an appropriate authority during criminal proceedings but requires DHS to resume custody when the person is not in that authority's custody and to finish removal proceedings within 90 days if the person is not convicted.

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  • Unlawfully present non-U.S. nationals arrested for covered offenses would face mandatory detention under the bill and, if not convicted, would remain in DHS custody until removal proceedings are completed.
  • The Department of Homeland Security would become the responsible agency for this detention framework and may release detainees to local or other authorities for criminal proceedings while retaining the duty to resume custody when those authorities do not hold the person.
  • Removal proceedings for individuals detained under the new rule must be completed within 90 days of detention, creating a strict timeline for DHS and immigration courts to resolve cases.

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Stricter detention for arrested undocumented immigrants

If enacted, Homeland Security would have to detain immigrants without legal status who are arrested for certain crimes tied to deportation. The agency could release them to state or local authorities for court, but must retake custody when they are not held. If they are not convicted, Homeland Security would still keep them in custody until their immigration case is finished. Removal cases for this group would have to finish within 90 days of detention. The bill would place these detention decisions with the Homeland Security Secretary.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]

AZ • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 1/3/2025

  • Rep. Crane, Elijah [R-AZ-2]

    AZ • R

    Sponsored 2/24/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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