United States 119th Congress Status: In Committee 5 R cosponsors

HR 1927 — CLEAR Act of 2025

Last action — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced March 06, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

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Stalled 24% · moderate confidence

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Odds of enactment

Low

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  • In Committee

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  • 5 sponsors

    1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (5 R).

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Summary

Clear Law Enforcement for Criminal Alien Removal Act of 2025 or the CLEAR Act of 2025This bill establishes requirements and programs related to the detention of individuals unlawfully present in the United States and facing removal, including the role of state and local governments in this process.The bill provides that state and local governments have the authority to assist in the enforcement of federal immigration laws, including by apprehending individuals and transferring them to federal custody. Jurisdictions that prohibit such cooperation are barred from receiving certain federal funding.The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) must within 48 hours of a request by a state or local authority take custody of an individual unlawfully present in the United States. The bill also establishes requirements for state or local detention and provides for reimbursement for reasonable expenses. The Government Accountability Office must also audit such reimbursements.DHS must also construct 20 additional detention facilities in the United States for individuals facing removal.The bill also (1) extends certain federal immunity from liability to state and local law enforcement officers, (2) provides immunity to state or local law enforcement agencies from certain money damages, and (3) requires states to participate in programs to expedite the removal of individuals subject to removal who are serving criminal sentences.The bill also establishes a grant program, provides for the development of state and local law enforcement training materials, and requires state and local governments to provide information about certain detained individuals.

Bill Text

Sections of law this bill changes

4 sections in 2 laws

From the bill's own amending language, matched to the official United States Code (current through Public Law 119-124).

Immigration and nationality · 8 U.S.C. ch. 12 1 section Amends the act as a whole
  • § 1231 Detention and removal of aliens ordered removed Amends

    8 U.S.C. § 1231 — at 1231(g)(1) and 1231(i)(5)

    The law today

    (a) Detention, release, and removal of aliens ordered removed (1) Removal period (A) In general Except as otherwise provided in this section, when an alien is ordered removed, the Attorney General shall remove the alien from the United States within a period of 90 days (in this section referred to as the “removal period”). (B) Beginning of period The removal period begins on the latest of the following: (i) The date the order of removal becomes administratively final. (ii) If the removal order is judicially reviewed and if a court orders a stay of the removal of the alien, the date of the court’s final order. (iii) If the alien is detained or confined (except under an immigration process), the date the alien is released from detention or confinement. (C) Suspension of period The removal period shall be extended beyond a period of 90 days and the alien may remain in detention during such extended period if the alien fails or refuses to make timely application in good faith for travel or other documents necessary to the alien’s departure or conspires or acts to prevent the alien’s removal subject to an order of removal. (2) Detention (A) In general During the removal period, the Attorney General shall detain the alien. Under no circumstance during the removal period shall the Attorney General release an alien who has been found inadmissible under section 1182(a)(2) or 1182(a)(3)(B) of this title or deportable under section 1227(a)(2) or 1227(a)(4)(B) of this title. (B) Enforcement by attorney general of a State The attorney general of a State, or other authorized State officer, alleging a violation of the detention requirement under subparagraph (A) that harms such State or its residents shall have standing to bring an action against the Secretary of Homeland Security on behalf of such State or the residents of such State in an appropriate district court of the United States to obtain appropriate injunctive relief. The court shall advance on the docket and expedite the disposition of a civil action filed under this subparagraph to the greatest extent practicable. For purposes of this subparagraph, a State or its residents shall be considered to have been harmed if the State or its residents experience harm, including financial harm in excess of $100. (3) Supervision after 90-day period If the alien does not leave or is not removed within the removal period, the alien, pending removal, shall be subject to supervision under regulations prescribed by the Attorney General. The regulations shall include provisions requiring the alien— (A) to appear before an immigration officer periodically for identification; (B) to submit, if necessary, to a medical and psychiatric examination at the expense of the United States Government; (C) to give information under oath about the alien’s nationality, circumstances, habits, associations, and activities, and other information the Attorney General considers appropriate; and (D) to obey reasonable written restrictions on the alien’s conduct or activities that the Attorney General prescribes for the alien. (4) Aliens imprisoned, arrested, or on parole, supervised release, or probation (A) In general Except as provided in section 259(a) 1 of title 42 and paragraph (2),2 the Attorney General may not remove an alien who is sentenced to imprisonment until the alien is released from imprisonment. Parole, supervised release, probation, or possibility of arrest or further imprisonment is not a reason to defer removal. (B) Exception for removal of nonviolent offenders prior to completion of sentence of imprisonment The Attorney General is authorized to remove an alien in accordance with applicable procedures under this chapter before the alien has completed a sentence of imprisonment— (i) in the case of an alien in the custody of the Attorney General, if the Attorney General determines that (I) the alien is confined pursuant to a final conviction for a nonviolent offense (other than an offense related t...

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Federal bureau of investigation · 28 U.S.C. ch. 33 1 section
  • § 534 Acquisition, preservation, and exchange of identification records and information; appointment of officials Amends

    28 U.S.C. § 534 — at 534(a)

    The law today

    (a) The Attorney General shall— (1) acquire, collect, classify, and preserve identification, criminal identification, crime, and other records; (2) acquire, collect, classify, and preserve any information which would assist in the identification of any deceased individual who has not been identified after the discovery of such deceased individual; (3) acquire, collect, classify, and preserve any information which would assist in the location of any missing person (including an unemancipated person as defined by the laws of the place of residence of such person) and provide confirmation as to any entry for such a person to the parent, legal guardian, or next of kin of that person (and the Attorney General may acquire, collect, classify, and preserve such information from such parent, guardian, or next of kin); (4) exchange such records and information with, and for the official use of, authorized officials of the Federal Government, including the United States Sentencing Commission, the States, including State sentencing commissions, Indian tribes, cities, and penal and other institutions; and (5) provide a person licensed as an importer, manufacturer, or dealer of firearms under chapter 44 of title 18 with information necessary to verify whether firearms offered for sale to such licensees have been stolen. (b) The exchange of records and information authorized by subsection (a)(4) of this section is subject to cancellation if dissemination is made outside the receiving departments or related agencies, except for dissemination authorized under subsection (a)(5) of this section. (c) The Attorney General may appoint officials to perform the functions authorized by this section. (d) Indian Law Enforcement Agencies.— (1) In general.— The Attorney General shall permit tribal and Bureau of Indian Affairs law enforcement agencies— (A) to access and enter information into Federal criminal information databases; and (B) to obtain information from the databases. (2) Tribal Access Program.— (A) In general.— The Attorney General shall establish a program, to be known as the “Tribal Access Program”, to enhance the ability of tribal governments and their authorized agencies to access, enter information into, and obtain information from national criminal information databases under this section. (B) Authorization of appropriations.— There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the Tribal Access Program under subparagraph (A) $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027, to remain available until expended. (3) Information sharing.— To the extent otherwise permitted by law, any report issued as a result of the analysis of information entered into national criminal information databases or obtained from Federal criminal databases shall be shared with each Indian tribe of jurisdiction, including Indian tribes located in the State of Maine. (e) For purposes of this section, the term “other institutions” includes— (1) railroad police departments which perform the administration of criminal justice and have arrest powers pursuant to a State statute, which allocate a substantial part of their annual budget to the administration of criminal justice, and which meet training requirements established by law or ordinance for law enforcement officers; and (2) police departments of private colleges or universities which perform the administration of criminal justice and have arrest powers pursuant to a State statute, which allocate a substantial part of their annual budget to the administration of criminal justice, and which meet training requirements established by law or ordinance for law enforcement officers. (f) (1) Information from national crime information databases consisting of identification records, criminal history records, protection orders, and wanted person records may be disseminated to civil or criminal courts for use in domestic violence or stalking cases. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to permit access to...

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Also cites: 8 U.S.C. § 1373, 8 U.S.C. § 1644

How this bill changes current law

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The bill strengthens state and local law enforcement's role in immigration enforcement and modifies funding and reporting requirements related to apprehended aliens.

  • 8 U.S.C. 1231

    may expend from the appropriation `Immigration and Naturalization Service--Salaries and Expenses', → shall expend from the appropriation `U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement--Operations and Support',

    This change mandates that funds be allocated from a specific budget for immigration-related operations.

  • 8 U.S.C. 1373

    each State, and each political subdivision of a State, shall submit to the Secretary, in a timely manner, the information specified in subsection (b) with respect to each alien apprehended in the jurisdiction of the State, or of a political subdivision of the State, who is believed to be in violation of the immigration laws of the United States.

    This addition requires states and localities to report specific information about apprehended aliens to the Secretary of Homeland Security.

  • 8 U.S.C. 1644

    Nothing in this section may be construed to require law enforcement officials of a State, or of a political subdivision of a State, to report or arrest victims or witnesses of a criminal offense.

    This provides a safeguard to ensure that victims or witnesses of crimes are not reported or arrested solely because of their immigration status.

  • A State, or a political subdivision of a State, that has in effect a statute, policy, or practice that prohibits law enforcement officers of the State, or of a political subdivision of the State, from assisting or cooperating with Federal immigration law enforcement in the course of carrying out the officers' routine law enforcement duties may not receive any of the funds that would otherwise be allocated to the State under section 241(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1231(i)).

    This creates financial penalties for states that do not cooperate with federal immigration enforcement.

  • This State authority has never been displaced or preempted by Congress.

    This reaffirms the inherent authority of states to enforce immigration laws, clarifying the relationship between state and federal authorities.

Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Sponsors

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 1927 do?
Clear Law Enforcement for Criminal Alien Removal Act of 2025 or the CLEAR Act of 2025This bill establishes requirements and programs related to the detention of individuals unlawfully present in the United States and facing removal, including the role of state and local governments in this process.The bill provides that state and local governments have the authority to assist in the enforcement of federal immigration laws, including by apprehending individuals and transferring them to federal custody. Jurisdictions that prohibit such cooperation are barred from receiving certain federal funding.The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) must within 48 hours of a request by a state or local authority take custody of an individual unlawfully present in the United States. The bill also establishes requirements for state or local detention and provides for reimbursement for reasonable expenses. The Government Accountability Office must also audit such reimbursements.DHS must also construct 20 additional detention facilities in the United States for individuals facing removal.The bill also (1) extends certain federal immunity from liability to state and local law enforcement officers, (2) provides immunity to state or local law enforcement agencies from certain money damages, and (3) requires states to participate in programs to expedite the removal of individuals subject to removal who are serving criminal sentences.The bill also establishes a grant program, provides for the development of state and local law enforcement training materials, and requires state and local governments to provide information about certain detained individuals.
Who sponsors HR 1927?
HR 1927 is sponsored by Issa, Darrell (Republican), Crane, Elijah (Republican), Gooden, Lance (Republican), Haridopolos, Mike (Republican), and Feenstra, Randy (Republican).
What is the current status of HR 1927?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced March 06, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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