Summary

Expands mandatory immigration detention to cover certain inadmissible noncitizens who are charged with, arrested for, convicted of, or admit to burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting as defined by the law of the jurisdiction where the act occurred, and requires DHS to issue detainers and take custody if the person is not already detained. Also gives State attorneys general (or other authorized State officers) a new, expedited private right to sue federal officials in federal court to obtain injunctive relief when federal actions or failures to act under specified detention, release, parole, visa-termination, and removal provisions cause harm to a State or its residents. Adds parallel state-enforcement provisions across multiple immigration statutes, defines actionable "harm" to include financial harms over $100, and narrows an existing limitation on nationwide injunctive relief so that these new state suits are not barred by that limitation. No new appropriations or funding streams are specified.

• Expands mandatory detention to certain inadmissible noncitizens charged with burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting (as defined by local law).
• Requires DHS to issue detainers and to take custody of covered noncitizens if not otherwise detained by officials.
• Defines the four offense terms by the law of the jurisdiction where the conduct occurred.
• Grants State attorneys general a new, expedited federal-court cause of action to seek injunctive relief against federal officials over specified immigration actions or failures to act.
• Directs courts to advance and expedite the new state-enforcement cases and defines "harm" to include financial harm over $100.
• Narrows the preexisting limitation on nationwide injunctive relief so the new State suits are not barred by that limitation.
• Does not appropriate new funds or specify an effective date.
• Likely to increase litigation between States and the federal government and to raise operational demands on DHS and local detention systems.