H.R. 1199 would improve sharing of immigration information among Federal, State, and local law enforcement officials, to improve State and local enforcement of immigration laws.
Detailed Summary
Scott Gardner Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to share immigration information with the Attorney General. Requires a joint report from such officials to Congress on improving the performance of federal immigration databases to ensure the prompt entry of immigration information.
Requires: (1) the director of each state and local law enforcement agency to collect and report to the Secretary all immigration and DWI (driving while intoxicated) information collected in the course of normal duties as a condition of receipt of state criminal alien assistance program (SCAAP) funding; (2) such information to appear as a flag on the wants/warrants page of the National Criminal Information Center (NCIC) database; and (3) state or local detention of an arrested flagged alien pending federal transfer.
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) require the Secretary to reimburse the costs of training state and local law enforcement employees on federal immigration laws; and (2) authorize the apprehension and detention of an alien for DWI or a similar violation, as long as the alien is deportable on any other grounds or is an illegal alien. Requires each state motor vehicle administrator to share with the Secretary all information concerning aliens with records of DWI convictions or refusals to take sobriety tests.
Directs the Secretary to submit to Congress a formula for the allocation of federal detention facilities for aliens.
Status of the Legislation
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2009: Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
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Visitor Comments
bcuppy
(logged in user) March 15, 2009, 2:43pm (report abuse)The only thing I have against this bill is the requirement for states to sign the AAMVA Driver License Agreement (DLA). The states that sign the DLA are required to open their databases not only to other states but to foreign countries as well starting with Canada and Mexico. The DLA was one of the most controversial provisions of the Real ID Act that was taken out of the final bill. A better way to share information is on the National Driver Registry/Problem Driver Pointer System (NDR/PDPS) which is already operating.
I would support this 100% if the DLA part is removed.