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Securing Americas Future Act Final
Securing Americas Future Act Final
• Makes E-Verify Mandatory – Employers must check to see that they are only hiring legal workers
• Cracks Down on Sanctuary Cities – Authorizes the Department of Justice to withhold law enforcement
grants from sanctuary cities/allows victims to sue the sanctuary cities that released their attackers
• Facilitates Cooperation with Local Law Enforcement – Establishes probable cause standards for ICE
PREVENTS detainers/indemnifies localities that comply/requires ICE enter into 287(g) agreements requested by localities
FUTURE • Detaining Dangerous Individuals – Allows DHS to detain dangerous illegal immigrants who cannot be
ILLEGAL removed
IMMIGRATION • Kate’s Law – Enhances criminal penalties for deported criminals who illegally return
VIA INTERIOR • Combats Asylum Fraud – Tightens the “credible fear” standard to root out frivolous claims and increases
ENFORCEMENT penalties for fraud/terminates asylum for individuals who voluntarily return home
• Keeps Out and Removes Dangerous Criminals – Makes illegal immigrants removable for being gang
members/makes those with convictions for aggravated felonies, not registering as sex offenders, and multiple
DUIs removable
• Visa Overstays – Makes illegal presence a federal misdemeanor (illegally crossing the border already is a
crime)
• Safely Returns Unaccompanied Minors – Ensures the safe and quick return of unaccompanied minors
apprehended at the border; allows for the detention of minors apprehended at the border with their parents
• Legislatively Provides Legal Status – Individuals who received deferred action on the basis of being
brought to the U.S. as minors get a 3-year renewable legal status allowing them to work and travel overseas
DACA (without advance parole). There is no special path to a green card. Recipients may only make use of existing
paths to green cards
• No Criminals – No gang members or those with criminal convictions/convictions in juvenile court for serious
crimes are eligible
• Combats Fraud – Strong anti-fraud measures/allows for prosecutions for fraud
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