Amendment ASA1-AB450

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2015 - 2016 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 450

February 16, 2016 - Offered by Representative Genrich.

AB450-ASA1,1,3 An Act to create 66.0308 of the statutes; relating to: requiring local units of government to cooperate with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This substitute amendment requires cities, villages, towns, and counties to cooperate with the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, to the greatest extent possible, to facilitate the removal from this country of individuals who pose a security threat as defined in the bill. The threats, which are currently defined by ICE, include aliens who are engaged in or are suspected of terrorism or espionage, pose a danger to national security, or have been convicted of certain crimes.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB450-ASA1,1 Section 1. 66.0308 of the statutes is created to read:

AB450-ASA1,1,6 66.0308 Policies for the apprehension, detention, and removal of undocumented immigrants. (1) Definitions. In this section:

AB450-ASA1,2,2 (a) "ICE" means U.S. immigration and customs enforcement, under the federal department of homeland security.

AB450-ASA1,2,3 (b) "Political subdivision" means a city, village, town, or county.

AB450-ASA1,2,5 (c) "Security threat" means a threat to national security, border security, and public safety, including an alien who is:

AB450-ASA1,2,7 1. Engaged in or suspected of terrorism or espionage, or who otherwise poses a danger to national security.

AB450-ASA1,2,11 2. Convicted of an offense for which an element was active participation in a criminal street gang, as defined in 18 USC 521 (a), or an alien not younger than 16 years of age who intentionally participated in an organized criminal gang to further the illegal activity of the gang.

AB450-ASA1,2,14 3. Convicted of an offense classified as a felony in the convicting jurisdiction, other than a state or local offense for which an essential element was the alien's immigration status.

AB450-ASA1,2,17 (2) Required cooperation with ICE. To the greatest extent possible, every political subdivision shall cooperate with ICE to facilitate the removal from this country of an individual who is a security threat.

AB450-ASA1,2,18 (End)