,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #afhj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #bg1       
#bjbe,mr4 ,evans of ,colorado 7for      
himself1 ,mr4 ,crank1 ,ms4 ,boebert1 and
 ,mr4 ,hurd of ,colorado7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was referred to  
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to amend the ,illegal          
,immigration ,reform and ,immigrant     
,responsibility ,act of #aiif to expand 
the prohibition on ,state noncompliance 
with enforcement of the immigration     
laws1 and for other purposes4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,unhandcuffing ,police to ,locate   
and ,interdict ,foreign ,transgressors  
,act or the ,,uplift ,act4  #b4 ,purpose
 ,given recent infiltration of ,american
 communities by transnational criminal  
organizations such as ,tren de ,aragua1 
the ,sinaloa ,cartel1 and ,,ms-#ac and  
the accompanying rise in crime that     
continue to impact ,american            
neighborhoods1 the purposes of this act 

is to require law enforcement and other 
public servants in sanctuary            
jurisdictions to fully cooperate with   
the ,departments of ,justice and        
,homeland ,security to protect ,american
 citizens and mitigate the flow of      
opioids1 fentanyl1 and other illicit    
drugs4  #c4 ,noncompliance with         
enforcement of immigration law in       
sanctuary jurisdictions  7a7 ,in general
 ,section #fdb of the ,illegal          
,immigration ,reform and ,immigrant     
,responsibility ,act of #aiif 7#h       
,u4,s4,c4 #acgc7 is amended-- 7#a7 by   
amending subsection 7a7 to read as      
follows3  7a7 ,in general               
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
,federal1 ,state1 or local law1 no      
,federal1 ,state1 or local government   
entity1 and no individual1 may prohibit 
or in any way restrict1 a ,federal1     
,state1 or local government entity1     
official1 or other personnel from       
complying with the immigration laws and 
policies of the ,united ,states or from 

assisting or cooperating with ,federal  
law enforcement entities1 officials1 or 
other personnel regarding the           
enforcement of the immigration laws4  2 
7#b7 by amending subsection 7b7 to read 
as follows3  7b7 ,law enforcement       
activities ,notwithstanding any other   
provision of ,federal1 ,state1 or local 
law1 no ,federal1 ,state1 or local      
government entity1 and no individual1   
may prohibit1 or in any way restrict1 a 
,federal1 ,state1 or local government   
entity1 official1 or other personnel    
from undertaking any of the following   
law enforcement activities with respect 
to information regarding the citizenship
 or immigration status1 lawful or       
unlawful1 the inadmissibility or        
deportability1 or the custody status1 of
 any individual3 7#a7 ,making inquiries 
to any individual in order to obtain    
such information regarding such         
individual or any other individuals     
reasonably suspected of being involved  
in a crime4  7#b7 ,notifying the        

,federal ,government regarding the      
presence of individuals reasonably      
suspected of being involved in a crime  
who are encountered by law enforcement  
officials or other personnel of a ,state
 or political subdivision of a ,state4  
7#c7 ,complying with requests for such  
information from ,federal law           
enforcement entities1 officials1 or     
other personnel4  2  7#c7 in subsection 
7c71 by striking ,immigration and       
,naturalization ,service and inserting  
,department of ,homeland ,security2     
7#d7 by adding at the end the following3
  7d7 ,government ,involvement in       
,immigration ,detention ,not            
withstanding any other provision of     
,federal1 ,state1 or local law1 no      
,federal1 ,state1 or local government   
entity1 and no individual1 may in any   
way restrict a ,federal1 ,state1 or     
local government entity1 official1 or   
other personnel from-- 7#a7 entering    
into an agreement for the detention of  
individuals in an immigration detention 

facility that is owned1 managed1 or     
operated by a private entity2  7#b7     
selling any government-owned property   
for the purpose of establishing an      
immigration detention facility that is  
or will be owned1 managed1 or operated  
by a private entity2  7#c7 paying any   
costs related to the sale1 purchase1    
construction1 development1 ownership1   
management1 or operation of an          
immigration detention facility that is  
or will be owned1 managed1 or operated  
by a private entity2 or  7#d7 receiving 
any payment related to the detention of 
individuals in an immigration detention 
facility that is owned1 managed1 or     
operated by a private entity4  7e7      
,standing for local jurisdictions ,to   
seek injunctive relief ,any local       
government entity alleging a violation  
of subsection 7a71 7b71 or 7d7 by the   
,state in which the entity is located   
that harms such entity or its residents 
shall have standing to bring an action  
against the respective ,state on behalf 

of such entity or the residents of such 
entity in an appropriate district court 
of the ,united ,states to obtain        
appropriate injunctive relief4 ,the     
court shall advance on the docket and   
expedite the disposition of a civil     
action filed under this subsection to   
the greatest extent practicable4 ,for   
purposes of this subsection1 local      
government entity or its residents shall
 be considered to have been harmed if   
the entity or any of its residents      
experience harm1 including financial    
harm in excess of #ajj4  7f7 ,compliance
  7#a7 ,annual determination ,the       
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
determine1 for each calendar year1 which
 ,states or local government entities   
are not in compliance with subsection   
7a7 or 7b7 or 7d7 and shall report such 
determinations to ,congress by ,march #a
 of each succeeding calendar year4  7#b7
 ,reports ,the ,secretary shall issue a 
report concerning the compliance with   
subsections 7a7 and 7b7 of any          

particular ,state or local government   
entity at the request of the ,committee 
on the ,judiciary of the ,house of      
,representatives or the ,committee on   
the ,judiciary of the ,senate4  7g7     
,construction ,nothing in this section  
shall require law enforcement officials 
from ,states1 or from local government  
entities1 to report or arrest victims of
 or witnesses to a criminal offense4  4 
#d4 ,clarifying the authority of ice    
detainers  7a7 ,in general ,section     
#bhg7;d7 of the ,immigration and        
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#aceg7;d77 is amended to read as        
follows3  7d7 ,detainer of inadmissible 
or deportable aliens  7#a7 ,in general  
,in the case of an individual who is    
arrested by any ,federal1 ,state1 or    
local law enforcement official or other 
personnel for the alleged violation of  
any criminal or motor vehicle law1 the  
,secretary may issue a detainer         
regarding the individual to any         
,federal1 ,state1 or local law          

enforcement entity1 official1 or other  
personnel if the ,secretary has probable
 cause to believe that the individual is
 an inadmissible or deportable alien4   
7#b7 ,probable cause ,the ,secretary may
 establish proabable cause if-- 7,a7 the
 individual who is the subject of the   
detainer matches1 pursuant to biometric 
confirmation or other ,federal database 
records1 the identity of an alien who   
the ,secretary has reasonable grounds to
 believe to be inadmissible or          
deportable2  7,b7 the individual who is 
the subject of the detainer is the      
subject of ongoing removal proceedings1 
including matters where a charging      
document has already been served2  7,c7 
the individual who is the subject of the
 detainer has previously been ordered   
removed from the ,united ,states and    
such an order is administratively final2
  7,d7 the individual who is the subject
 of the detainer has made voluntary     
statements or provided reliable evidence
 that indicate that they are an         

inadmissible or deportable alien2 or    
7,e7 the ,secretary otherwise has       
probable cause to believe that the      
individual who is the subject of the    
detainer is an inadmissible or          
deportable alien4  7#c7 ,transfer of    
custody ,if the ,federal1 ,state1 or    
local law enforcement entity1 official1 
or other personnel to whom a detainer is
 issued complies with the detainer and  
detains the individual who is the       
subject of the detainer for purposes of 
transfer of custody to the ,department  
of ,homeland ,security1 the ,department 
may take custody of the individual      
within #dh hours 7excluding weekends and
 holidays71 but in no instance more than
 #if hours1 following the date that the 
individual is otherwise to be released  
from the custody of the relevant        
,federal1 ,state1 or local law          
enforcement entity4  4  7b7 ,immunity2  
private right of action ,section #bhg of
 the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aceg7 is amended by      

adding at the end the following3  7i7   
,immunity  7#a7 ,in general ,a ,state or
 a political subdivision of a ,state    
7and the officials and personnel of the 
,state or subdivision acting in their   
official capacities71 and a             
nongovernmental entity 7and its         
personnel7 contracted by the ,state or  
political subdivision for the purpose of
 providing detention1 acting in         
compliance with a ,department of        
,homeland ,security detainer issued     
pursuant to subsection 7d71 that        
temporarily holds an alien in its       
custody pursuant to the terms of such   
detainer so that the alien may be taken 
into the custody of the ,department of  
,homeland ,security1 shall be considered
 to be acting under color of ,federal   
authority for purposes of determining   
the liability1 and immunity from suit1  
of the ,state or political subdivision  
of a ,state in a civil action brought   
under ,federal or ,state law and shall  
not be liable for their compliance with 

the detainer in any suit seeking any    
punitive1 compensatory1 or other        
monetary damages4  7#b7 ,federal        
government as defendant ,in any civil   
action described in paragraph 7#a71 the 
,united ,states shall be the proper     
party named as the defendant in the     
action4  7#c7 ,bad faith exception      
,paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 shall not     
apply to any mistreatment of an         
individual by a ,state or a political   
subdivision of a ,state 7and the        
officials and personnel of the ,state or
 subdivision acting in their official   
capacities71 or a nongovernmental entity
 7and its personnel7 contracted by the  
,state or political subdivision for the 
purpose of providing detention4  7j7    
,private right of action  7#a7 ,cause of
 action ,any individual1 or a spouse1   
parent1 or child of that individual 7if 
the individual is deceased71 who is the 
victim of a murder1 rape1 or any felony1
 under ,state or ,federal law1 for which
 an alien has been convicted and        

sentenced to a term of imprisonment of  
at least #a year1 may bring an action   
against a ,state or political           
subdivision of a ,state in the          
appropriate ,federal or ,state court if 
the ,state or political subdivision     
released the alien from custody prior to
 the commission of such crime as a      
consequence of the ,state or political  
subdivision's declining to honor a      
detainer issued pursuant to subsection  
7d74  7#b7 ,limitation on bringing      
action ,an action brought under this    
subsection may not be brought later than
 #aj years following the date on which  
the crime was committed1 or the date on 
which the victim died as a result of    
such crime1 whichever occurs later4     
7#c7 ,attorneys' fee and other costs ,in
 any action under this subsection the   
court shall award a prevailing plaintiff
 a reasonable attorneys' fee as part of 
the costs1 and include expert fees as   
part of the attorneys' fee4  4