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Give explicit authority to the arresting federal, state, tribal, or local law enforcement agency to maintain custody of an illegal immigrant for a period of no more than 48 hours to permit assumption of custody by the DHS upon the issuance of a detainer.
Allow the federal government to enter into agreements with the arresting law enforcement agency to indemnify those agencies against wrongful detention claims by third parties due to a detainer issued without reason to believe the individual is a removable unauthorized immigrant. This indemnification wouldn’t extend to claims relating to negligence or willful misconduct.
Make jurisdictions ineligible for reimbursement of detention costs if they are certified by the DHS Secretary as being incompliant with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and make jurisdictions that comply with detainer requests eligible for reimbursement of detention costs for inmates held by ICE detainers.
Make jurisdictions that are deemed noncompliant by the DHS Secretary lower priority when being considered for funding from the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program and when benefitting from the 1033 and 1122 programs.

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Should it be Clearly Legal for State & Local Law Enforcement to Comply with ICE Detainer Requests?