Requires federal immigration officials to detain noncitizens who are charged with or convicted of theft-related crimes, burglary, shoplifting, or assaulting a law enforcement officer, and lets state attorneys general sue the federal government to enforce these detention and release rules.

• Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue a detainer for noncitizens charged with, arrested for, or convicted of burglary, theft, larceny, shoplifting, or assaulting a law enforcement officer, and to take custody of them if not otherwise detained
• Covers noncitizens who admit committing such acts and those charged with or convicted of any crime resulting in death or serious bodily injury, where the terms are defined by the law of the jurisdiction where the acts occurred
• Gives a state attorney general or authorized state officer standing to sue the Department of Homeland Security or the Secretary of State in federal court for injunctive relief when a state or its residents are harmed, including financial harm over $100, by federal detention, release, parole, or visa decisions
• Exempts these state-filed actions from the limit on court injunctions in the Immigration and Nationality Act and directs courts to expedite them

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Immigration