,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gdac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #f1 #bjbb,mr4 
,posey introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to authorize
 ,states to request that the ,secretary 
of ,homeland ,security enforce the      
,immigration and ,nationality ,act1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,immigration ,enforcement ,partnership  
,act of #bjbb4  #b4 ,authorizing ,states
 to request the enforcement of the      
immigration laws  7a7 ,request ,to      
fulfill duties ,if a ,state attorney    
general finds that the ,secretary of    
,homeland ,security is not adequately   
fulfilling his non-discretionary duties 
under title ,,ii of the ,immigration and
 ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaea  
et seq471 such as the arrest1 detention1
 and removal of criminal aliens and     
arriving aliens1 such officer may       
request in writing that the ,secretary  

do so4  7b7 ,requirement ,to fulfill    
duties ,not later than #cj days after   
receiving a request under subsection    
7a71 the ,secretary shall either-- 7#a7 
ensure that any such duties are         
adequately fulfilled by officers and    
employees of the ,department of         
,homeland ,security2 or  7#b7 exercise  
his authority under section #bhg7;g7 of 
the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act  
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aceg7 to authorize       
officials in the ,state to perform      
functions of an immigration officer     
related to the investigation1           
apprehension1 or detention of aliens in 
that ,state1 and fulfill such duties on 
behalf of the ,secretary4  7c7 ,civil   
action ,if the ,secretary does not      
comply with subsection 7b71 the ,state  
attorney general may file a civil action
 in an appropriate district court of the
 ,united ,states to enforce the         
requirements under such subsection4 ,the
 court shall advance on the docket and  
expedite the disposition of a civil     

action filed under this subsection to   
the greatest extent practicable4