Changes 'may' to 'shall' for transferring custody upon ICE detainer, so more state and local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
The Director, sheriff, or other official in charge of the facility in which an alien is incarcerated [deleted: may] shall, upon receipt of a detainer from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, transfer custody of the alien to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement no more than five days prior to the date that he would otherwise be released from custody.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill amends existing law by replacing a permissive 'may' with a mandatory 'shall' for transferring incarcerated aliens to ICE custody upon receipt of a detainer, and adds a five-day timing limit and credit for remaining days. This provision directly addresses state-federal cooperation in immigration enforcement.
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