,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #cah #aaith         
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4 #chje    
,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united 
,,states  ,february #i1 #bjbf,mr4       
,graham introduced the following bill2  
which was read the first time  ,february
 #aj1 #bjbf,read the second time and    
placed on the calendar  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
amend chapter #ic of title #ah1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to prohibit obstruction  
of immigration laws by official         
interference4  #a4 ,short title ,this   
,act may be cited as the ,end ,sanctuary
 ,cities ,act of #bjbf4  #b4            
,obstruction of immigration laws by     
official interference  7a7 ,in general  
,chapter #ic of title #ah1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  #aibe4          
,obstruction of immigration laws by     
official interference  7a7 ,definitions 
,in this section-- 7#a7 the term        
criminal alien means an alien 7as       
defined in section #aja7;a7 of the      
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  

,u4,s4,c4 #ajja7;a777 who has been      
charged with or convicted of a crime    
under ,federal or ,state law2  7#b7 the 
terms ,federal sex offense and minor    
have the meanings given such terms in   
section #ceei7;e77#b72  7#c7 the term   
immigration laws has the meaning given  
that term in section #aja7;a7 of the    
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a772  7#d7 the term    
reasonable advance notice1 with respect 
to the release of a criminal alien1     
means notice regarding the scheduled    
release date and time of the criminal   
alien that is provided as early as      
practicable and1 unless impossible1 at  
least #dh hours prior to release2  7#e7 
the term responsible executive official1
 with respect to a law1 regulation1     
policy1 practice1 or action1 means the  
most senior executive official of a     
,state or unit of government charged    
with overseeing execution of the law1   
regulation1 policy1 practice1 or action4
  7#f7 the term serious violent felony  

has the meaning given that term in      
section #ceei7;c77#b72  7#g7 the terms  
,state and unit of local government have
 the meanings given such terms in       
section #ija7;a7 of the ,omnibus ,crime 
,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of     
#aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajbea7;a772 and   
7#h7 the term ,state sex offense means a
 ,state or ,military sex offense 7as    
defined in section #ceei7;e77#b77 that  
is an offense under ,state law4  7b7    
,prohibited conduct ,it shall be        
unlawful for any responsible executive  
official of a ,state or unit of local   
government1 acting under color of law1  
to knowingly prohibit1 limit1 or        
restrict compliance with any formal     
request under the immigration laws by   
the ,department of ,homeland ,security  
for reasonable advance notice regarding 
the release of a criminal alien1        
including through establishing1         
directing1 implementing1 or enforcing   
any pertinent law1 regulation1 policy1  
practice1 or action4  7c7 ,penalties ,a 

person who violates subsection 7b7--    
7#a7 if the violation results in the    
release from custody of a criminal alien
 who has been charged with or convicted 
of an offense consisting of murder1     
rape1 or a ,federal sex offense or      
,state sex offense against a minor1     
shall be fined under this title1        
imprisoned for not less than #aj years  
and not more than #be years1 or both2   
7#b7 if the violation results in the    
release from custody of a criminal alien
 who has been charged with or convicted 
of an offense that is a serious violent 
felony1 shall be fined under this title1
 imprisoned for not less than #e years  
and not more than #aj years1 or both2 or
  7#c7 if the violation results in the  
release from custody of a criminal alien
 who has been charged with or convicted 
of any other ,federal or ,state criminal
 offense1 shall be fined under this     
title1 imprisoned for not less than #cj 
days and not more than #f months1 or    
both4  4  7b7 ,severability clause ,if  

any provision of this ,act1 an amendment
 made by this ,act1 or the application  
of such a provision or amendment to any 
particular person or circumstance is    
held invalid1 the remaining provisions  
of this ,act and the amendments made by 
this ,act1 and the application of such  
remaining provisions and amendments to  
any other person or circumstance1 shall 
not be affected thereby4  7c7 ,technical
 and conforming amendment ,the table of 
sections for chapter #ic of title #ah1  
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  #aibe4
 ,obstruction of immigration laws by    
official interference4  4  ,february    
#aj1 #bjbf,read the second time and     
placed on the calendar