It withholds key Federal law enforcement grants from sanctuary jurisdictions that violate the 1996 act. Enactment of Representative HUNTERS legislation will help persuade sanctuary jurisdictions to simply abide by current Federal law and. in doing so. advance public safety. Representative HUNTERS bill is an important first step. but there is much more we will need to do to rebuild immigration enforcement in the United States. Once jurisdictions notify DHS of arrested unlawful and criminal aliens. it is crucial that they hold these aliens for transfer so that DHS can launch removal proceedings. The Center for Immigration Studies has revealed that. in the first 8 months of 2014. sanctuary cities refused to comply with DHS detainers for 8.145 aliens. After releasing these aliens. in only an 8month period. 1.867 were arrested again for a criminal offense. Most recently.
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