HB413 Alabama 2012 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Rod Scott

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2012

Title

Illegal Immigration, deportation of alien unlawfully present in the U.S. prohibited until final adjudication of any criminal proceeding, Act 2011-535, 2011 Reg. Sess., am'd; Sec. 31-13-18 am'd

Summary

HB413 requires Alabama to quickly prosecute crimes involving people not legally present in the U.S. before they can be transferred to federal authorities for deportation, with a 48-hour immigration status check.

What This Bill Does

The bill mandes that immigration status be verified within 48 hours through a DHS verification system. If someone is unlawfully present, they are treated as a flight risk and may be detained until prosecution or handed over to federal immigration authorities. The court must expedite the criminal case and reach a final adjudication before any transfer to federal immigration authorities for deportation. The changes are made by amending the relevant Alabama law and take effect on the first day of the third month after passage and approval.

Who It Affects

• Individuals not lawfully present in Alabama who are charged with a crime will undergo rapid immigration status verification and face expedited prosecution.
• Alabama law enforcement and prosecutors, who must perform the 48-hour verification and push for quick prosecutions.
• Alabama courts, which must expedite proceedings and obtain a final adjudication before transfer to federal authorities.
• Federal immigration authorities, who will receive individuals only after the state-must-expedite adjudication process is complete.

Key Provisions

• A 48-hour verification of immigration status using 8 U.S.C. 1373(c) through the DHS Verification center or designated federal office.
• If unlawfully present, the person is a flight risk and shall be detained until prosecution or handed over to federal immigration authorities.
• The court must expedite the criminal proceeding and obtain a final adjudication prior to transfer to federal immigration authorities for deportation.
• The act amends Section 31-13-18 of Act 2011-535 to codify these requirements, effective on the first day of the third month after passage.

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Subjects

Illegal Immigration