,i #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #eaff ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,august #h1 #bjbc,mr4 ,espaillat 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,garcia of ,texas1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,garca of ,illinois1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,mr4 ,beyer1 ,mrs4 ,ramirez1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,doggett1 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 and ,ms4 ,crockett7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to amend section #bhg of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act to limit immigration enforcement actions at sensitive locations1 to clarify the powers of immigration officers at sensitive locations1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,protecting ,sensitive ,locations ,act4 #b4 ,powers of immigration officers and employees at sensitive locations 7a7 ,in general ,section #bhg of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aceg7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7i7 7#a7 ,in order to ensure individuals' access to sensitive locations1 this subsection shall apply to any enforcement action by-- 7,a7 officers or agents of the ,department of ,homeland ,security1 including officers and agents of ,u4,s4 ,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement and ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection2 and 7,b7 any individual designated to perform immigration enforcement functions pursuant to subsection 7g74 7#b7 7,a7 ,an enforcement action may not take place at1 be focused on1 or occur within1 #a1jjj feet of a sensitive location1 except under exigent circumstances4 7,b7 ,if an immigration enforcement action is taking place under exigent circumstances1 and the exigent circumstances permitting the enforcement action cease1 the enforcement action shall be discontinued until such exigent circumstances reemerge4 7,c7 ,if an individual referred to in subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 of paragraph 7#a7 is not certain as to whether exigent circumstances exist1 the individual shall cease the enforcement action immediately1 consult with their supervisor in real time as to the existence of exigent circumstances1 and shall not continue the enforcement action until the individual's supervisor affirmatively confirms the existence of exigent circumstances4 7#c7 7,a7 ,when proceeding with an enforcement action at or near a sensitive location1 individuals referred to in subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 of paragraph 7#a7 shall make every effort-- 7i7 to conduct themselves as discreetly as possible1 consistent with officer and public safety2 7ii7 to limit the time spent at the sensitive location2 and 7iii7 to limit the enforcement action to the person or persons for whom prior approval was obtained4 7,b7 ,if1 in the course of an enforcement action that is not initiated at or focused on a sensitive location1 individuals referred to in subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 of paragraph 7#a7 are led to or near a sensitive location1 and no clear exigent circumstance with respect to the sensitive location exists1 such individuals shall-- 7i7 cease before taking any further enforcement action2 7ii7 conduct themselves in a discreet manner2 7iii7 maintain surveillance2 and 7iv7 in the event that uncertainty exists about the existence of exigent circumstances1 immediately consult their supervisor in order to determine whether such enforcement action should be discontinued pursuant to paragraph 7#b77;,c74 7,c7 ,this subsection shall not apply to the transportation of an individual apprehended at or near a land or sea border to a hospital or health care provider for the purpose of providing such individual medical care4 7,d7 ,this subsection shall not apply to a rare premeditated arrest operation1 undertaken with the prior written approval of an appropriate authorizing official1 involving the targeted arrest of a terrorist suspect1 an individual who poses a clear threat to national security1 or an individual who poses an extraordinary danger to public safety4 7#d7 ,if an enforcement action is carried out in violation of this subsection-- 7,a7 no information resulting from the enforcement action may be entered into the record or received into evidence in a removal proceeding resulting from the enforcement action2 and 7,b7 the alien who is the subject of such removal proceeding may file a motion for the immediate termination of the removal proceeding4 7#e7 7,a7 ,each official specified in subparagraph 7,b7 shall ensure that the employees under the supervision of such official receive annual training in compliance with the requirements of this subsection1 section #bci1 and section #chd of the ,illegal ,immigration ,reform and ,immigrant ,responsibility ,act of #aiif 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #acfg74 7,b7 ,the officials specified in this subparagraph are the following3 7i7 ,the ,chief ,counsel of ,u4,s4 ,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement4 7ii7 ,the ,field ,office ,directors of ,u4,s4 ,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement4 7iii7 ,each ,special ,agent in ,charge of ,u4,s4 ,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement4 7iv7 ,each ,chief ,patrol ,agent of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection4 7v7 ,the ,director of ,field ,operations of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection4 7vi7 ,the ,director of ,air and ,marine ,operations of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection4 7vii7 ,the ,internal ,affairs ,special ,agent in ,charge of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection4 7#f7 7,a7 ,not later than #cj days after any enforcement action is taken at a sensitive location by any individual referred to in subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 of paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall provide a report to both the ,office of the ,inspector ,general of the ,department of ,homeland ,security and the ,office for ,civil ,rights and ,civil ,liberties of the ,department of ,homeland ,security for each of these individual enforcement actions1 which shall contain the following information3 7i7 ,the date1 ,state1 and local political subdivision 7such as city1 town1 or county7 in which each enforcement action occurred4 7ii7 ,the specific sensitive location site where the enforcement action occurred4 7iii7 ,the type of enforcement action that occurred4 7iv7 ,the specific department1 agency1 and officers responsible for the enforcement action4 7v7 ,a thorough description of the circumstances which purportedly justified the enforcement action1 including either-- 7,i7 a clear description of the exigent circumstances involved2 or 7,,ii7 a certified copy of the written approval for the immigration arrest that was signed by an appropriate authorizing officer1 along with a clear description of the specific and rare threat which justified the premediated arrest at this sensitive location4 7vi7 ,a description of the intended target of the enforcement action4 7vii7 ,the number of individuals1 if any1 arrested or taken into custody through the enforcement action4 7viii7 ,the number of collateral arrests1 if any1 from the enforcement action and the reasons for each such arrest4 7ix7 ,a certification of whether a supervisor was contacted prior to1 during1 or after each such enforcement action4 7,b7 ,an appropriate committee of ,congress shall1 at any time1 be able to request and successfully receive a confidential or redacted copy of one of the individual reports described in subparagraph 7,a74 7#g7 7,a7 ,the ,director of ,u4,s4 ,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement and the ,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection shall each submit to the appropriate committees of ,congress each year a report on the enforcement actions undertaken by ,u4,s4 ,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement and ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection1 respectively1 during the preceding year that were covered by this subsection4 7,b7 ,each report on an agency for a year under this paragraph shall set forth the following3 7i7 ,the number of enforcement actions at or focused on a sensitive location4 7ii7 ,the number of enforcement actions where officers or agents were subsequently led to or near a sensitive location4 7iii7 ,the date1 site1 ,state1 and local political subdivision 7such as city1 town1 or county7 in which each enforcement action covered by clause 7i7 or 7ii7 occurred4 7iv7 ,the component of the agency responsible for each such enforcement action4 7v7 ,a description of the intended target of each such enforcement action4 7vi7 ,the number of individuals1 if any1 arrested or taken into custody through each such enforcement action4 7vii7 ,the number of collateral arrests1 if any1 from each such enforcement action and the reasons for each such arrest4 7viii7 ,a certification of whether the location administrator was contacted prior to1 during1 or after each such enforcement action4 7#h7 ,in this subsection3 7,a7 ,the term appropriate authorizing official means the following3 7i7 ,in the case of officers and agents of ,u4,s4 ,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement1 one of the following officials3 7,i7 ,the ,assistant ,director of ,operations1 ,homeland ,security ,investigations4 7,,ii7 ,the ,executive ,associate ,director of ,homeland ,security ,investigations4 7,,iii7 ,the ,assistant ,director for ,field ,operations1 ,enforcement1 and ,removal ,operations4 7,,iv7 ,the ,executive ,associate ,director for ,field ,operations1 ,enforcement1 and ,removal ,operations4 7,v7 ,any other individual who is determined to be an appropriate authorizing official by the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security4 7ii7 ,in the case of officers and agents of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection1 one of the following officials3 7,i7 ,a ,chief ,patrol ,agent4 7,,ii7 ,the ,director of ,field ,operations4 7,,iii7 ,the ,director of ,air and ,marine ,operations4 7,,iv7 ,the ,internal ,affairs ,special ,agent in ,charge4 7,v7 ,any other individual who is determined to be an appropriate authorizing official by the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security4 7iii7 ,in the case of all other individuals referred to in subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 of paragraph 7#a71 an official determined under rules promulgated by the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this subsection4 7,b7 ,the term appropriate committees of ,congress means-- 7i7 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate2 7ii7 the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,senate2 7iii7 the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,senate2 7iv7 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives2 7v7 the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7vi7 the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives4 7,c7 ,the term early childhood education program has the meaning given the term in section #ajc of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajjc74 7,d7 ,the term enforcement action means an arrest1 interview1 search1 or surveillance for the purposes of immigration enforcement1 and includes an enforcement action at1 or focused on1 a sensitive location that is part of a joint case led by another law enforcement agency4 7,e7 ,the term exigent circumstances means a situation involving any of the following3 7i7 ,the imminent risk of death1 violence1 or physical harm to any person1 including a situation implicating terrorism or the national security of the ,united ,states in some other manner4 7ii7 ,the immediate arrest or hot pursuit of an individual presenting an imminent danger to public safety1 including the imminent risk of death1 violence1 or physical harm to a person4 7iii7 ,a rare premeditated arrest operation described in paragraph 7#c77;,d71 undertaken with the prior written approval of an appropriate authorizing official1 involving the targeted arrest of a terrorist suspect1 an individual who poses a clear threat to national security1 or an individual who poses an extraordinary danger to public safety4 7iv7 ,a direct threat to national security4 7v7 ,the imminent risk of destruction of evidence that is material to an ongoing criminal case4 7,f7 ,the term sensitive location includes all of the physical space located within #a1jjj feet of the following3 7i7 ,any medical treatment or health care facility1 including any hospital1 doctor's office1 accredited health clinic1 or emergent or urgent care facility1 or community health center4 7ii7 ,public and private schools 7including preschools1 primary schools1 secondary schools1 and postsecondary schools 7including colleges and universities771 sites of early childhood education programs1 other institutions of learning1 such as vocational or trade schools1 and other sites where individuals who are unemployed or underemployed may apply for or receive workforce training4 7iii7 ,any scholastic or education-related activity or event1 including field trips and interscholastic events4 7iv7 ,any school bus or school bus stop during periods when school children are present on the bus or at the stop4 7v7 ,locations where emergency services providers provide shelter or food4 7vi7 ,locations of any organization that-- 7,i7 assists children1 pregnant women1 victims of crime or abuse1 or individuals with significant mental or physical disabilities1 including domestic violence shelters1 rape crisis centers1 supervised visitation centers1 family justice centers1 and victims services providers2 or 7,,ii7 provides disaster or emergency social services and assistance1 or services for individuals experiencing homelessness1 including food banks and shelters4 7vii7 ,churches1 synagogues1 mosques1 and other places of worship1 such as buildings rented for the purpose of religious services4 7viii7 ,sites of funerals1 weddings1 or other public religious ceremonies4 7ix7 ,sites during the occurrence of a public demonstration1 such as a march1 rally1 or parade4 7x7 ,any ,federal1 ,state1 or local courthouse1 including the office of an individual's legal counsel or representative1 and a probation office4 7xi7 ,congressional district offices4 7xii7 ,social ,security offices4 7xiii7 ,public assistance offices1 including locations where individuals may apply for or receive unemployment compensation or report violations of labor and employment laws4 7xiv7 ,indoor and outdoor premises of departments of motor vehicles4 7xv7 ,a polling place1 which includes any building or infrastructure where voting takes place during an election4 7xvi7 ,a labor union hall or any other union-operated building or office where registered applicants are referred in rotation to jobs4 7xvii7 ,such other locations as the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall specify for purposes of this subsection4 7,g7 ,the term supervisor means an official determined under rules promulgated by the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this subsection4 4 7b7 ,effective date ,the amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall take effect #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7c7 ,regulations ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall promulgate regulations to carry out the amendment made by subsection 7a74