H.R. 9361
IntroducedWorst of the Worst Act
Full text of the bill
Official source on Congress.gov ↗[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9361 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9361 To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to create and maintain a publicly accessible database that contains information about each criminal alien who is released from custody, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 18, 2026 Mr. Norman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to create and maintain a publicly accessible database that contains information about each criminal alien who is released from custody, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Worst of the Worst Act''. SEC. 2. PUBLIC DATABASE OF RELEASED CRIMINAL ALIENS. Section 236(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1226(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(5) Public database.-- ``(A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, shall create and maintain a publicly accessible database that includes, for each alien described in paragraph (1) who is released from custody under this subsection, the following: ``(i) A photograph of the alien. ``(ii) The name of the alien. ``(iii) A general physical description of the alien, including height and weight. ``(iv) The jurisdiction where the alien was released. ``(v) The date on which the alien was released. ``(vi) The subparagraph under paragraph (1) in which the alien is described. ``(B) Searchability.--The database created under subparagraph (A) shall be searchable by the name of the alien released from custody and the name of the jurisdiction where the alien was released.''. <all>
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In plain terms
The bill requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to create a public database of criminal aliens who are released from custody. This database must include details like the alien's photograph, name, physical description, release jurisdiction, release date, and the specific legal category under which they were held. The database should be searchable by the alien's name and the jurisdiction of release.
Hidden provisions
SEC. 2. PUBLIC DATABASE OF RELEASED CRIMINAL ALIENS.
the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, shall create and maintain a publicly accessible database that includes... a photograph of the alien, the name of the alien, a general physical description of the alien, including height and weight, the jurisdiction where the alien was released, the date on which the alien was released, the subparagraph under paragraph (1) in which the alien is described.
A normal reader might overlook the specific details required in the database, which are important for understanding what information will be publicly available.
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