Sen.
Flake
Advances
Arizona
Border
Security
Priorities
Washington,
D.C.
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Sen.
Flake
joined
Sen.
McCain
this
week
to
introduce
legislation
that
would
reauthorize
the
State
Criminal
Alien
Assistance
Program
(SCAAP).
The
SCAAP
program
provides
reimbursements
for
state,
local,
and
tribal
governments
to
offset
the
costs
of
incarceration
for
certain
undocumented
criminal
aliens.
The
bill
would
amend
the
Immigration
and
Nationality
Act
(INA)
to
reauthorize
SCAAP
through
FY2021
and
clarify
the
definition
of
“criminal
alien”
under
federal
law.
It
would
also
correct
the
reimbursement
payment
loophole
by
directing
the
Department
of
Justice
(DOJ)
to
reimburse
state,
local,
and
tribal
law
enforcement
for
the
incarceration
costs
of
criminal
aliens
whose
immigration
status
cannot
be
verified
by
the
Department
of
Homeland
Security
(DHS).
“Arizona
shouldn’t
pay
the
price
for
the
federal
government’s
failure
to
secure
the
border,”
said
Flake.
“SCAAP
is
a
critical
funding
tool
that
helps
border
states
cover
the
costs
associated
with
immigration
enforcement.
This
bill
will
ensure
that
the
federal
government
keeps
up
its
end
of
the
bargain
so
that
local
law
enforcement
agencies
can
continue
to
keep
our
communities
safe.”
Sen.
Flake
also
introduced
the
Border
Landowner
and
Lessee
Consultation
Act,
legislation
that
establishes
mechanisms
for
effective
consultation
between
U.S.
Customs
and
Border
Protection
(CBP)
and
Arizona's
border
landowner
community.
Lack
of
effective
communication
and
consultation
is
a
frequent
point
of
tension
between
local
stakeholders
and
CBP.
This
bill
seeks
to
improve
that
relationship
by
requiring
CBP
to
consult
with
border
landowners
before
undertaking
any
operations
that
affect
privately
owned
real
property
along
the
border.
Read
the
full
text
of
the
bills
here
and
here.
View
Sen.
Flake's
speech
from
the
Senate
floor
here.
Scoreboard
Sen.
Flake's
lifetime
scores
with
some
of
the
country's
leading
government
watchdog
organizations:
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