,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dcaf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #af     
7legislative day1 ,april #ad71 #bjbf,mr4
 ,cornyn 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,budd1 ,mr4 
,barrasso1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,south        
,carolina1 ,ms4 ,lummis1 ,mr4 ,cramer1  
and ,mr4 ,schmitt7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to ensure that  
,state and local law enforcement may    
cooperate with ,federal officials to    
protect our communities from violent    
criminals and suspected terrorists who  
are illegally present in the ,united    
,states4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,sanctuary ,city    
,elimination ,act4  #b4 ,ensuring that  
local and ,federal law enforcement      
officers may cooperate to safeguard our 
communities  7a7 ,authority ,to         
cooperate with ,federal officials ,a    
,state1 a political subdivision of a    
,state1 or an officer1 employee1 or     

agent of such ,state or political       
subdivision that complies with a        
detainer issued by the ,department of   
,homeland ,security under section #bcf  
or #bhg of the ,immigration and         
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abbf   
and #aceg7-- 7#a7 shall be deemed to be 
acting as an agent of the ,department of
 ,homeland ,security2 and  7#b7 with    
regard to actions taken to comply with  
the detainer1 shall have all authority  
available to officers and employees of  
the ,department of ,homeland ,security4 
7b7 ,legal proceedings ,in any legal    
proceeding brought against a ,state1 a  
political subdivision of a ,state1 or an
 officer1 employee1 or agent of such    
,state or political subdivision1 which  
challenges the legality of the seizure  
or detention of an individual pursuant  
to a detainer issued by the ,department 
of ,homeland ,security under section    
#bcf or #bhg of the ,immigration and    
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abbf   
and #aceg7-- 7#a7 no liability shall lie

 against the ,state or political        
subdivision of a ,state for actions     
taken in compliance with the detainer2  
and  7#b7 if the actions of the officer1
 employee1 or agent of the ,state or    
political subdivision were taken in     
compliance with the detainer-- 7,a7 the 
officer1 employee1 or agent shall be    
deemed-- 7i7 to be an employee of the   
,federal ,government and an             
investigative or law enforcement        
officer2 and  7ii7 to have been acting  
within the scope of his or her          
employment under section #acdf7;b7 and  
chapter #aga of title #bh1 ,united      
,states ,code2  7,b7 section #acdf7;b7  
of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1    
shall provide the exclusive remedy for  
the plaintiff2 and  7,c7 the ,united    
,states shall be substituted as         
defendant in the proceeding4  7c7 ,rule 
of construction ,nothing in this section
 may be construed to provide immunity to
 any person who knowingly violates the  
civil or constitutional rights of an    

individual4  #c4 ,sanctuary jurisdiction
 defined  7a7 ,in general ,except as    
provided under subsection 7b71 for      
purposes of this ,act1 the term         
sanctuary jurisdiction means any ,state 
or political subdivision of a ,state    
that has in effect a statute1 ordinance1
 policy1 or practice that prohibits or  
restricts any government entity or      
official from-- 7#a7 sending1 receiving1
 maintaining1 or exchanging with any    
,federal1 ,state1 or local government   
entity information regarding the        
citizenship or immigration status       
7lawful or unlawful7 of any individual2 
or  7#b7 complying with a request       
lawfully made by the ,department of     
,homeland ,security under section #bcf  
or #bhg of the ,immigration and         
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abbf   
and #aceg7 to comply with a detainer    
for1 or notify about the release of1 an 
individual4  7b7 ,exception ,a ,state or
 political subdivision of a ,state shall
 not be deemed a sanctuary jurisdiction 

based solely on it having a policy      
whereby its officials will not share    
information regarding1 or comply with a 
request made by the ,department of      
,homeland ,security under section #bcf  
or #bhg of the ,immigration and         
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abbf   
and #aceg7 to comply with a detainer    
regarding1 an individual who comes      
forward as a victim or a witness to a   
criminal offense4  #d4 ,sanctuary       
jurisdictions ineligible for certain    
,federal funds  7a7 ,education grants   
7#a7 ,national foundation on the arts   
and humanities grants ,section #g7;f7 of
 the ,national ,foundation on the ,arts 
and the ,humanities ,act of #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #ief7;f77 is amended-- 7,a7 in
 paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 by striking ,the  
,chairperson and inserting the          
following3  7#a7 ,except as provided in 
subparagraph 7,b71 the ,chairperson  2  
7,b7 by adding at the end the following3
  7,b7 7i7 ,no application for a grant  
under this subsection may be approved   

unless the plan accompanying the        
application satisfies the requirements  
specified in this subsection4  7ii7 ,the
 ,chairperson is not authorized to      
establish any grants-in-aid or allocate 
any ,federal financial assistance or    
related ,federal funding to a ,state or 
political subdivision of a ,state that  
is a sanctuary jurisdiction 7as defined 
in section #c of the ,sanctuary ,city   
,elimination ,act74  7iii7 ,if a ,state 
or a political subdivision of a ,state  
that is a sanctuary jurisdiction        
releases an alien from ,state or local  
custody and such alien subsequently     
commits any criminal offense 7or admits 
to committing acts constituting the     
essential elements of any criminal      
offense7 against any individual in any  
other ,state1 the attorney general of   
the ,state in which such crime occurred 
shall have standing to bring an action  
against the ,chairperson or the ,state  
or political subdivision of such ,state 
that released such alien1 on behalf of  

the injured party1 in an appropriate    
district court of the ,united ,states to
 obtain injunctive relief requiring the 
,chairperson to withhold from such      
,state any grant funding authorized     
under this section4  2  7,c7 in         
paragraph 7#b77;,a71 by striking the    
undesignated matter at the end2 and     
7,d7 in paragraph 7#c7-- 7i7 in the     
matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by  
inserting ,no application may be        
approved by the ,chairperson unless the 
accompanying plan satisfies the         
requirements specified in this          
subsection4 after by the ,chairperson42 
and  7ii7 by striking the undesignated  
matter at the end4  7#b7 ,national      
environmental education grants ,section 
#f7;i7 of the ,national ,environmental  
,education ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4          
#eeje7;i77 is amended-- 7,a7 by striking
 ,grants and inserting the following3   
7#a7 ,maximum amount ,grants  2  7,b7 by
 striking ,in addition1 #be percent and 
inserting the following3  7#b7 ,set     

aside for small grants ,not less than   
#be percent  2 and  7,c7 by adding at   
the end the following3  7#c7            
,ineligibility of sanctuary             
jurisdictions ,the ,administrator shall 
not provide any financial assistance    
under this section to any sanctuary     
jurisdiction 7as defined in section #c  
of the ,sanctuary ,city ,elimination    
,act74  7#d7 ,enforcement by the        
attorney general of a ,state ,if a      
,state or a political subdivision of a  
,state that is a sanctuary jurisdiction 
releases an alien from ,state or local  
custody and such alien subsequently     
commits any criminal offense 7or admits 
to committing acts constituting the     
essential elements of any criminal      
offense7 against any individual in any  
other ,state1 the attorney general of   
the ,state in which such crime occurred 
shall have standing to bring an action  
against the ,administrator or the ,state
 or political subdivision of such ,state
 that released such alien1 on behalf of 

the injured party1 in an appropriate    
district court of the ,united ,states to
 obtain injunctive relief requiring the 
,administrator to withhold from such    
,state any financial assistance         
authorized under this section4  4  7#c7 
,elementary and secondary education     
grants ,section #ajjb of the ,elementary
 and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife
 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcjb7 is amended-- 7,a7
 by redesignating subsection 7f7 as     
subsection 7h72 and  7,b7 by inserting  
after subsection 7e7 the following3  7f7
 ,ineligibility for grants ,no          
appropriations authorized under this    
section for ,state and local educational
 agencies1 education programs1 or       
education services or assistance may be 
allocated as grants to any ,state or any
 political subdivision of a ,state that 
is a sanctuary jurisdiction 7as defined 
in section #c of the ,sanctuary ,city   
,elimination ,act74  7g7 ,enforcement by
 the attorney general of a ,state ,if a 
,state or a political subdivision of a  

,state that is a sanctuary jurisdiction 
releases an alien from ,state or local  
custody and such alien subsequently     
commits any criminal offense 7or admits 
to committing acts constituting the     
essential elements of any criminal      
offense7 against any individual in any  
other ,state1 the attorney general of   
the ,state in which such crime occurred 
shall have standing to bring an action  
against the ,secretary or the ,state or 
political subdivision of such ,state    
that released such alien1 on behalf of  
the injured party1 in an appropriate    
district court of the ,united ,states to
 obtain injunctive relief requiring the 
,secretary to withhold from such ,state 
any funding appropriated pursuant to    
this section4  4  7#d7 ,higher education
 stem training grant program ,section   
#eec of the ,america ,,competes         
,reauthorization ,act of #bjaj 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #iijc7 is amended by adding at
 the end the following3  7h7            
,ineligibility for grants ,an           

institution of higher education located 
within a ,state or political subdivision
 of a ,state that is a sanctuary        
jurisdiction 7as defined in section #c  
of the ,sanctuary ,city ,elimination    
,act7 is not eligible to receive a grant
 under this section4  7i7 ,enforcement  
by the attorney general of a ,state ,if 
a ,state or a political subdivision of a
 ,state that is a sanctuary jurisdiction
 releases an alien from ,state or local 
custody and such alien subsequently     
commits any criminal offense 7or admits 
to committing acts constituting the     
essential elements of any criminal      
offense7 against any individual in any  
other ,state1 the attorney general of   
the ,state in which such crime occurred 
shall have standing to bring an action  
against the ,director or the ,state or  
political subdivision of such ,state    
that released such alien1 on behalf of  
the injured party1 in an appropriate    
district court of the ,united ,states to
 obtain injunctive relief requiring the 

,director to withhold from such ,state  
any grant funding authorized under this 
section4  4  7#e7 ,state fiscal         
stabilization education grants ,section 
#adjja of the ,american ,recovery and   
,reinvestment ,act of #bjji 7#bj        
,u4,s4,c4 #ajjja7 is amended by adding  
at the end the following3  7g7          
,ineligibility for grants ,the          
,secretary of ,education shall not      
allocate any funds appropriated to carry
 out this title to any ,state or        
political subdivision of a ,state that  
is a sanctuary jurisdiction 7as defined 
in section #c of the ,sanctuary ,city   
,elimination ,act74  7h7 ,enforcement by
 the attorney general of a state ,if a  
,state or a political subdivision of a  
,state that is a sanctuary jurisdiction 
releases an alien from ,state or local  
custody and such alien subsequently     
commits any criminal offense 7or admits 
to committing acts constituting the     
essential elements of any criminal      
offense7 against any individual in any  

other ,state1 the attorney general of   
the ,state in which such crime occurred 
shall have standing to bring an action  
against the ,secretary or the ,state or 
political subdivision of such ,state    
that released such alien1 on behalf of  
the injured party1 in an appropriate    
district court of the ,united ,states to
 obtain injunctive relief requiring the 
,secretary to withhold from such ,state 
any grant funding allocated under this  
title4  4  7b7 ,grants for pollution    
research and pollution control programs 
,the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control
 ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #abea et seq47 is  
amended-- 7#a7 in section #ajd 7#cc     
,u4,s4,c4 #abed71 by adding at the end  
the following3  7x7 ,ineligibility of   
sanctuary jurisdictions  7#a7 ,in       
general ,the ,administrator shall not   
make any grant under this section to any
 sanctuary jurisdiction 7as defined in  
section #c of the ,sanctuary ,city      
,elimination ,act74  7#b7 ,enforcement  
by the attorney general of a ,state ,if 

a ,state or a political subdivision of a
 ,state that is a sanctuary jurisdiction
 releases an alien from ,state or local 
custody and such alien subsequently     
commits any criminal offense 7or admits 
to committing acts constituting the     
essential elements of any criminal      
offense7 against any individual in any  
other ,state1 the attorney general of   
the ,state in which such crime occurred 
shall have standing to bring an action  
against the ,administrator or the ,state
 or political subdivision of such ,state
 that released such alien1 on behalf of 
the injured party1 in an appropriate    
district court of the ,united ,states to
 obtain injunctive relief requiring the 
,administrator to withhold from such    
,state any grant funding authorized     
under this section4  2 and  7#b7 in     
section #ajf 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #abef71 by--
 7,a7 in subsection 7d7-- 7i7 by        
striking ,no grant and inserting the    
following3  7#a7 ,in general ,no grant  
2 and  7ii7 by adding at the end the    

following3  7#b7 ,ineligibility of      
sanctuary jurisdictions ,the            
,administrator shall not allot any funds
 appropriated pursuant to this section  
to any sanctuary jurisdiction 7as       
defined in section #c of the ,sanctuary 
,city ,elimination ,act74  2 and  7,b7  
adding at the end the following3  7h7   
,enforcement by the attorney general of 
a ,state ,if a ,state or a political    
subdivision of a ,state that is a       
sanctuary jurisdiction releases an alien
 from ,state or local custody and such  
alien subsequently commits any criminal 
offense 7or admits to committing acts   
constituting the essential elements of  
any criminal offense7 against any       
individual in any other ,state1 the     
attorney general of the ,state in which 
such crime occurred shall have standing 
to bring an action against the          
,administrator or the ,state or         
political subdivision of such ,state    
that released such alien1 on behalf of  
the injured party1 in an appropriate    

district court of the ,united ,states to
 obtain injunctive relief requiring the 
,administrator to withhold from such    
,state any allotment authorized under   
this section4  4  7c7 ,economic         
,development ,administration grants     
7#a7 ,grants for public works and       
economic development ,section #bja of   
the ,public ,works and ,economic        
,development ,act of #aife 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #cada7;b77 is amended-- 7,a7  
in subsection 7b7-- 7i7 in paragraph    
7#b71 by striking and at the end2  7ii7 
in paragraph 7#c71 by striking the      
period at the end and inserting 2 and2  
and  7iii7 by adding at the end the     
following3  7#d7 the area in which the  
project is to be carried out is not a   
sanctuary jurisdiction 7as defined in   
section #c of the ,sanctuary ,city      
,elimination ,act74  2 and  7,b7 by     
adding at the end the following3  7e7   
,enforcement by the attorney general of 
a ,state ,if a ,state or a political    
subdivision of a ,state that is a       

sanctuary jurisdiction releases an alien
 from ,state or local custody and such  
alien subsequently commits any criminal 
offense 7or admits to committing acts   
constituting the essential elements of  
any criminal offense7 against any       
individual in any other ,state1 the     
attorney general of the ,state in which 
such crime occurred shall have standing 
to bring an action against the          
,secretary or the ,state or political   
subdivision of such ,state that released
 such alien1 on behalf of the injured   
party1 in an appropriate district court 
of the ,united ,states to obtain        
injunctive relief requiring the         
,secretary to withhold from such ,state 
the grant funding authorized under this 
section4  4  7#b7 ,grants for planning  
and administrative expenses ,section    
#bjc7;a7 of the ,public ,works and      
,economic ,development ,act of #aife    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cadc7;a77 is amended to 
read as follows3  7a7 ,in general  7#a7 
,grants authorized ,on the application  

of an eligible recipient1 the ,secretary
 may make grants to pay the costs of    
economic development planning and the   
administrative expenses of organizations
 that carry out such planning4  7#b7    
,ineligible recipients ,no ,state or    
political subdivision of a ,state shall 
be deemed an eligible recipient for     
purposes of grant funding under this    
section if it is a sanctuary            
jurisdiction 7as defined in section #c  
of the ,sanctuary ,city ,elimination    
,act74  7#c7 ,enforcement by the        
attorney general of a ,state ,if a      
,state or a political subdivision of a  
,state that is a sanctuary jurisdiction 
releases an alien from ,state or local  
custody and such alien subsequently     
commits any criminal offense 7or admits 
to committing acts constituting the     
essential elements of any criminal      
offense7 against any individual in any  
other ,state1 the attorney general of   
the ,state in which such crime occurred 
shall have standing to bring an action  

against the ,secretary or the ,state or 
political subdivision of such ,state    
that released such alien1 on behalf of  
the injured party1 in an appropriate    
district court of the ,united ,states to
 obtain injunctive relief requiring the 
,secretary to withhold from such ,state 
the grant funding authorized under this 
section4  4  7#c7 ,supplementary grants 
,section #bje of the ,public ,works and 
,economic ,development ,act of #aife    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cade7 is amended-- 7,a7 
in subsection 7a7-- 7i7 in paragraph    
7#b71 by striking and at the end2  7ii7 
in paragraph 7#c77;,b71 by striking the 
period at the end and inserting 2 and2  
and  7iii7 by adding at the end the     
following3  7#d7 will be carried out in 
a ,state that does not contain a        
sanctuary jurisdiction 7as defined in   
section #c of the ,sanctuary ,city      
,elimination ,act74  4  7,b7 by adding  
at the end the following3  7d7          
,enforcement by the attorney general of 
a ,state ,if a ,state or a political    

subdivision of a ,state that is a       
sanctuary jurisdiction releases an alien
 from ,state or local custody and such  
alien subsequently commits any criminal 
offense 7or admits to committing acts   
constituting the essential elements of  
any criminal offense7 against any       
individual in any other ,state1 the     
attorney general of the ,state in which 
such crime occurred shall have standing 
to bring an action against the          
,secretary or the ,state or political   
subdivision of such ,state that released
 such alien1 on behalf of the injured   
party1 in an appropriate district court 
of the ,united ,states to obtain        
injunctive relief requiring the         
,secretary to withhold from such ,state 
the supplementary grant funding         
authorized under this section4  4  7#d7 
,grants for training1 research1 and     
technical assistance ,section #bjg of   
the ,public ,works and ,economic        
,development ,act of #aife 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #cadg7 is amended by adding at

 the end the following3  7d7            
,ineligibility of sanctuary             
jurisdictions ,grant funds authorized   
under this section may not be used to   
provide assistance to any sanctuary     
jurisdiction 7as defined in section #c  
of the ,sanctuary ,city ,elimination    
,act74  7e7 ,enforcement by the attorney
 general of a ,state ,if a ,state or a  
political subdivision of a ,state that  
is a sanctuary jurisdiction releases an 
alien from ,state or local custody and  
such alien subsequently commits any     
criminal offense 7or admits to          
committing acts constituting the        
essential elements of any criminal      
offense7 against any individual in any  
other ,state1 the attorney general of   
the ,state in which such crime occurred 
shall have standing to bring an action  
against the ,secretary or the ,state or 
political subdivision of such ,state    
that released such alien1 on behalf of  
the injured party1 in an appropriate    
district court of the ,united ,states to

 obtain injunctive relief requiring the 
,secretary to withhold from such ,state 
the grant funding authorized under this 
section4  4  7d7 ,community ,development
 ,block ,grants ,title ,i of the        
,housing and ,community ,development    
,act of #aigd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ecja et   
seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 in section      
#ajb7;a7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjb7;a771 by  
adding at the end the following3  7#be7 
,the term sanctuary jurisdiction has the
 meaning given such term in section #c  
of the ,sanctuary ,city ,elimination    
,act4  2  7#b7 in section #ajd7;b7 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd7;b77-- 7,a7 in paragraph
 7#e71 by striking and at the end2  7,b7
 by redesignating paragraph 7#f7 as     
paragraph 7#g72 and  7,c7 by inserting  
after paragraph 7#e7 the following3     
7#f7 if the grantee is a ,state1 a      
political subdivision of a ,state1 or a 
unit of general local government1 the   
grantee is not a sanctuary jurisdiction 
and will not become a sanctuary         
jurisdiction during the period for which

 the grantee receives a grant under this
 title2 and  2 and  7#c7 in section #ajf
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjf71 by adding at the
 end the following3  7g7 ,protection of 
individuals against crime  7#a7 ,in     
general ,no funds authorized to be      
appropriated to carry out this title may
 be obligated or expended for any       
,state1 political subdivision of a      
,state1 or unit of general local        
government that is a sanctuary          
jurisdiction4  7#b7 ,returned amounts   
7,a7 ,state ,if a ,state or a political 
subdivision of a ,state is a sanctuary  
jurisdiction during the period for which
 it receives funding under this title1  
the ,secretary-- 7i7 shall direct the   
,state or political subdivision to      
immediately return to the ,secretary any
 such amounts that the ,state or        
political subdivision received for that 
period2 and  7ii7 shall reallocate      
amounts returned under clause 7i7 for   
grants under this title to other ,states
 or political subdivisions of such      

,states that are not sanctuary          
jurisdictions4  7,b7 ,unit of general   
local government ,if a unit of general  
local government is a sanctuary         
jurisdiction during the period for which
 it receives funding under this title1  
any such amounts that the unit of       
general local government received for   
that period-- 7i7 in the case of a unit 
of general local government that is not 
in a nonentitlement area1 shall be      
returned to the ,secretary for grants   
under this title to ,states and other   
units of general local government that  
are not sanctuary jurisdictions2 and    
7ii7 in the case of a unit of general   
local government that is in a           
nonentitlement area1 shall be returned  
to the ,governor of the ,state for      
grants under this title to other units  
of general local government in the      
,state that are not sanctuary           
jurisdictions4  7,c7 ,reallocation rules
 ,in reallocating amounts under         
subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b71 the        

,secretary-- 7i7 shall apply the        
relevant allocation formula under       
subsection 7b71 with all sanctuary      
jurisdictions excluded2 and  7ii7 shall 
not be subject to the rules for         
reallocation under subsection 7c74  7h7 
,enforcement by the attorney general of 
a ,state ,if a ,state or a political    
subdivision of a ,state that is a       
sanctuary jurisdiction releases an alien
 from ,state or local custody and such  
alien subsequently commits any criminal 
offense 7or admits to committing acts   
constituting the essential elements of  
any criminal offense7 against any       
individual in any other ,state1 the     
attorney general of the ,state in which 
such crime occurred shall have standing 
to bring an action against the          
,secretary or the ,state or political   
subdivision of such ,state that released
 such alien1 on behalf of the injured   
party1 in an appropriate district court 
of the ,united ,states to obtain        
injunctive relief requiring the         

,secretary to withhold from such ,state 
the funding authorized under this title4
  4  7e7 ,brownfields ,utilization1     
,investment1 and ,local ,development    
,act of #bjah grant funding ,section    
#ajd7k7 of the ,comprehensive           
,environmental ,response1 ,compensation1
 and ,liability ,act of #aihj 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #ifjd7k77 is amended-- 7#a7 in
 paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 in the paragraph 
heading1 by striking ,definition of     
eligible entity and inserting           
,definitions2  7,b7 by redesignating    
subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,l7 as      
subclauses 7,i7 through 7,,xii71 and by 
moving such clauses #d ems to the right2
  7,c7 by striking ,in this subsection1 
the term eligible entity means-- and    
inserting the following3 8,in this      
subsection3  7,a7  ,eligible entity     
,the term eligible entity-- 7i7 means-- 
2 and  7,d7 by adding at the end the    
following3  7ii7 does not include a     
sanctuary jurisdiction4  7,b7 ,sanctuary
 jurisdiction ,the term sanctuary       

jurisdiction has the meaning given such 
term in section #c of the ,sanctuary    
,city ,elimination ,act4  2  7#b7 by    
redesignating paragraphs 7#ab7 and 7#ac7
 as paragraphs 7#ac7 and 7#ad71         
respectively2 and  7#c7 by inserting    
after paragraph 7#aa7 the following3    
7#ab7 ,enforcement by the attorney      
general of a ,state ,if a ,state or a   
political subdivision of a ,state that  
is a sanctuary jurisdiction releases an 
alien from ,state or local custody and  
such alien subsequently commits any     
criminal offense 7or admits to          
committing acts constituting the        
essential elements of any criminal      
offense7 against any individual in any  
other ,state1 the attorney general of   
the ,state in which such crime occurred 
shall have standing to bring an action  
against the ,administrator or the ,state
 or political subdivision of such ,state
 that released such alien1 on behalf of 
the injured party1 in an appropriate    
district court of the ,united ,states to

 obtain injunctive relief requiring the 
,administrator to withhold from such    
,state the grant funding and loans      
authorized under this subsection4  4