,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ajci  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #d1 #bjag 
,mr4 ,flake 7for himself and ,mr4       
,mc,cain7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to indemnify local law         
enforcement entities for complying with 
valid detainers issued by immigration   
officers4  #a4 ,statement of purpose    
,the purpose of this ,act is to ensure  
that ,states and localities do not incur
 costs by complying in good faith with  
immigration detainers issued by the     
,federal ,government4  #b4 ,federal     
,government costs ,since immigration    
detainers are issued by ,federal        
officials based upon information about  
an alien's immigration status that is   
often only known by such officials1 the 
,federal ,government shall be           
responsible to pay for the costs of any 
legally cognizable injuries to third    
parties resulting from the issuance and 

execution of such detainers4  #c4       
,indemnification for local law          
enforcement ,section #bhg of the        
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aceg7 is amended by adding at
 the end the following3  7i7 ,subject to
 available appropriations1 a ,state or  
its employee1 a political subdivision of
 a ,state or its employee1 or an elected
 official that receives a request from  
,u4,s4 ,immigration and ,customs        
,enforcement to temporarily detain an   
alien or transport the alien to a       
,federal detention center shall be      
indemnified and held harmless by the    
,secretary of ,homeland ,security from  
all claims by any person that may arise 
from good faith compliance with such    
request4  4  #d4 ,savings provision     
,nothing in this ,act may be construed  
to preclude a legal cause of action4