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Stop Aid for Foreign Expulsion Act

H.R. 3615 · 119th Congress · May 26, 2025 · Lineage

A BILL

To prohibit the obligation or expenditure of Federal funds to pay foreign governments and entities for the detention of certain individuals.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Stop Aid for Foreign Expulsion Act” or the “SAFE Act”.

Sec. 2 Prohibition on obligation or expenditure of Federal funds for certain detentions of individuals

(a)
In general— No Federal funds may be obligated or expended to, directly or indirectly, pay a foreign government, agency of a foreign government, or foreign entity for the detention of an individual, if a court of the United States has determined that such detention violates the laws of the United States.
(b)
Foreign entity defined— In this section, the term “foreign entity” means an entity not organized under the laws of the United States or of any jurisdiction within the United States.