Information about the vote from special interest groups and other information providers in our Report Cards:
American Conservative Union
Immigration Law Enforcement.
The House passed a bill that would set new procedures to expedite lawsuits against the government involving immigration law, require the Justice Department to hire more attorneys to prosecute human smuggling cases, and clarify that state and local law enforcement agencies have the authority to investigate and apprehend illegal immigrants.NumbersUSA Action
Immigration Law Enforcement Act of 2006 - passage.
H.R. 6095, the Immigration Law Enforcement Act of 2006, would clarify state and local law enforcement’s inherent authority to enforce Federal immigration laws and overturn a decades-old court injunction that impedes the Federal government’s ability to remove aliens from El Salvador on an expedited basis. H.R. 6095 passed.
U.S. Border Control
Immigration Law Enforcement Act of 2006.
The House passed H.R. 6095, to affirm the inherent authority of State and local law enforcement to assist in the enforcement of immigration laws, to provide for effective prosecution of alien smugglers, and to reform immigration litigation procedures.