,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #addj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ad1      
#bjai,mr4 ,booker 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,durbin1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4 ,schatz1   
,mr4 ,sanders1 and ,ms4 ,harris7        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to discontinue a ,federal program that 
authorizes ,state and local law         
enforcement officers to investigate1    
apprehend1 and detain aliens in         
accordance with a written agreement with
 the ,director of ,u4,s4 ,immigration   
and ,customs ,enforcement and to clarify
 that immigration enforcement is solely 
a function of the ,federal ,government4 
#a4 ,short titles ,this ,act may be     
cited as the ,protecting the ,rights ,of
 ,towns against federal ,enforcement    
contrary to ,constitutional ,tenets for 
,immigration ,act or the ,,protect      
,immigration ,act4  #b4 ,rescission of  
,state and local immigration enforcement

 authority ,section #bhg7;g7 of the     
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aceg7;g77 is amended to read 
as follows3  7g7 ,except as provided in 
sections #ajc7;a77#aj7 and #bgd7;c7 of  
this ,act and in section #dci of the    
,antiterrorism and ,effective ,death    
,penalty ,act of #aiif 7#h ,u4,s4,c4    
#abeb;c71 the authority to inquire about
 or verify immigration or citizenship   
status and to investigate1 apprehend1   
arrest1 or detain an individual for a   
violation of this ,act or any regulation
 authorized by this ,act is restricted  
to immigration officers and authorized  
employees of the ,department of         
,homeland ,security and subject to      
limits set forth in other provisions of 
law4  4