Duty to determine and communicate immigration status information
Title I — Conditions, Coordination, and Civil Liability › Subtitle B — Immigration status information and custody coordination requirements for federally funded detention facilities
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(a) Condition As a condition of receiving covered Federal funds, a covered detention facility shall make a reasonable determination of the citizenship status of each individual detained. (b) Notification Not later than 24 hours after determining a detained individual is a noncitizen, the covered detention facility shall submit notice to a Federal immigration enforcement authority that includes immigration status information regarding such individual. (c) Applicability The duties under subsections (a) and (b) shall apply regardless of the offense charged, the stage of criminal proceedings, or whether release is anticipated. (d) Rule of construction Nothing in this section may be construed to require a covered detention facility to make a final legal determination of removability.