HR 1932 · 112th Congress · Immigration

Keep Our Communities Safe Act of 2011

Introduced 2011-05-23· Sponsored by Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 171.(2011-10-18)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Keep Our Communities Safe Act of 2011 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to detain indefinitely, subject to six-month review, an alien under orders of removal who cannot be removed, if: (1) the alien will be removed in the reasonably foreseeable future; (2) the alien would have been removed but for the alien's refusal to cooperate with the Secretary's identification and removal efforts; (3) the alien has a highly contagious disease that poses a public safety threat; (4) release would have serious adverse foreign policy consequences; (5) release would threaten national security; (6) release would threaten the safety of the community or any person and the alien has been convicted of either one or more aggravated felonies or crimes of violence and, because of a mental or personality condition, is likely to engage in future acts of violence; or (7) release would threaten the safety of the community or any person and the alien has been convicted of one or more aggravated felonies. States that habeas corpus review of such detention and related actions or decisions shall be available only in the U.S. District Court for the Distri…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 1932, Keep Our Communities Safe Act of 2011

Aug 8, 2011

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on July 14, 2011

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Cosponsors (20)

20 Republicans