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Homeland Security must issue a detainer and take custody

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 .

Homeland Security must issue a detainer and take custody

The document says “shallWho acts: Secretary of Homeland SecurityHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says

“``(3) Detainer.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall issue a detainer for an alien described in paragraph (1)(E) and, if the alien is not otherwise detained by Federal, State, or local officials, shall effectively and expeditiously take custody of the alien.''”

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 (3) into section 236(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. It requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue a detainer for an alien described in the new paragraph (1)(E), and, where the alien is not already detained by Federal, State, or local officials, to take custody of the alien effectively and expeditiously.

What the document actually says

“``(3) Detainer.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall issue a detainer for an alien described in paragraph (1)(E) and, if the alien is not otherwise detained by Federal, State, or local officials, shall effectively and expeditiously take custody of the alien.''”

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
That sentence, in plain words

The head of Homeland Security must file a hold on the person. If no one else is holding them, that office must take them in fast.

What this is about

A hold is a notice asking a jail to keep someone. It gives the federal side time to come and get them.

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