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The crime terms take their meaning from the place where the acts occurred

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes, section 2, Sec. 2. Written by .

The crime terms take their meaning from the place where the acts occurred

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What the document says

“``(2) Definition.--For purposes of paragraph (1)(E), the terms `burglary', `theft', `larceny', `shoplifting', `assault of a law enforcement officer', and `serious bodily injury' have the meanings given such terms in the jurisdiction in which the acts occurred.''”

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes, Sec. 2

Section 2 inserts a new paragraph (2) into section 236(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. For purposes of the new subparagraph (1)(E), the terms burglary, theft, larceny, shoplifting, assault of a law enforcement officer, and serious bodily injury carry the meanings given them in the jurisdiction where the acts occurred, rather than a meaning set by this Act.

What the document actually says

“``(2) Definition.--For purposes of paragraph (1)(E), the terms `burglary', `theft', `larceny', `shoplifting', `assault of a law enforcement officer', and `serious bodily injury' have the meanings given such terms in the jurisdiction in which the acts occurred.''”

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes, Sec. 2
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The crime names in the new rule get no set meaning here. Each one means what it means where the acts took place.

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States do not all name crimes the same way. So the same set of acts may fit in one state and not in the next.

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