Hiring attorneys and support staff in the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor
To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33, section 202, Sec. 202.
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Hiring attorneys and support staff in the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor
The document says “shall”Who acts: Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs EnforcementHow: statuteSec. 202 in the PDF
What the document says
“(7) Office of the principal legal advisor.--Hiring and paying attorneys and the necessary support staff within the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor to represent the Department in immigration enforcement and removal proceedings.”
The seventh listed purpose. It covers hiring and paying attorneys, and the necessary support staff, within the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, to represent the Department of Homeland Security in immigration enforcement and removal proceedings.
What the document actually says
“(7) Office of the principal legal advisor.--Hiring and paying attorneys and the necessary support staff within the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor to represent the Department in immigration enforcement and removal proceedings.”
That sentence, in plain words
The money hires and pays lawyers, and the staff who help them. They speak for the department at hearings.
What this is about
The office named here is the law office inside ICE. Its lawyers put the government's case. The hearings decide whether a person may stay.
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Secure America Act, Public Law 119-98, sec. 202, 140 Stat. 839 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ98/html/PLAW-119publ98.htm
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“Hiring attorneys and support staff in the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor,” Secure America Act, section 202, Sec. 202. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/secure-america-act/proposal/sec202-principal-legal-advisor/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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