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H.R. 1663 (111th)

Justice for the Newark College Students Act

Original

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Introduced

23 March 2009

Last action

27 April 2009 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

Sponsors

Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15], Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7], Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3], Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50], Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24], Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2], Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6], Rep. Marshall, Jim [D-GA-8], Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9], Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19], Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2], Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17], Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5], Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2], Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV], Rep. Shuler, Heath [D-NC-11], Rep. Carney, Christopher P. [D-PA-10], Rep. Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18], Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL], Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39], Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10], Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-17], Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10]

Subjects

Immigration

Source updated

14 August 2025

Immigration

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Summary

Justice for the Newark College Students Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require: (1) the Secretary of Homeland Security (current law refers to the Attorney General) to make investigative resources available to state and local law enforcement agencies to determine whether an individual arrested for a felony or an aggravated felony (current law refers to only an aggravated felony) is unlawfully in the United States; (2) state and local agencies to use such information to determine whether an arrested individual is unlawfully in the United States and to provide the appropriate court with such information; (3) the court to report such case's disposition to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS); and (4) mandatory federal detention of such individuals pending removal, and release only in furtherance of the felony case for which the arrest was made.

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Timeline

  1. 23 March 2009

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 23 March 2009

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 23 March 2009

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 27 April 2009

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

    Source: Committee

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