This bill would change immigration law to require the detention of undocumented immigrants who are charged with, arrested for, or convicted of robbery. The legislation amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to add robbery offenses to the list of crimes that automatically trigger mandatory detention by the Department of Homeland Security, with the goal of facilitating deportation proceedings. The bill applies to people who are in the country illegally and accused or convicted of robbery under whatever definition that crime has in their state or local jurisdiction. No specific funding or timeline is outlined in the legislation. The Secretary of Homeland Security would be required to issue a detention order for such individuals and take custody of them if they are not already detained by other law enforcement agencies.
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