Padilla, Durbin introduce bill to prevent unlawful immigration arrests and detentions

… <li>Document probable cause of an individual’s inadmissibility and removability under the <em>Immigration and Nationality Act</em>; and</li> <li>Obtain approval for an administrative warrant from a supervisory immigration officer;</li> </ul> </li> <li>Codifying in statute the requirement for periodic hearings in front of an immigration judge or federal judge for detained noncitizens; and</li> <li>Clarifying that mandatory detention provisions applicable at the border should not apply to immigrants in the interior of the United States.</li> </ul> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">These changes would not allow for release of noncitizens who present a threat to public safety.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">In addition to Padilla and Durbin, the bill is cosponsored by Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Angus King (I-Maine), and Patty Murray (D-Wash.).</p> …