article: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Border Security and Elimination of Sanctuary for Illegal Aliens Act of 2007''. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as follows: SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) The illegal entry into the United States of dangerous gang members, such as MS-13, is a direct threat to the security of the United States. (2) The continuing rise of illegal immigration increases the chances that a terrorist will gain entry into the United States undetected. (3) The rising cost to United States taxpayers to support housing, health care, education expenses, and criminal justice for illegal aliens has reached between $11,000,000,000 and $22,000,000,000 per year. (4) Any attempt to deal with illegal aliens currently living in the United States must start with the United States securing its borders. SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. It is the sense of Congress that the worsening crisis of illegal immigration must be solved. SEC. 4. BORDER SECURITY. (a) Full-Time Active-Duty Border Patrol Agents.--In order to fulfill the requirement under section 5202 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-458; 118 Stat. 3734) (relating to an increase in the number of positions for full-time active-duty border patrol agents within the Department of Homeland Security), and subject to the availability of appropriations for such purpose, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall-- (1) increase incentives to recruit individuals to become such agents by offering such individuals repayment of higher education loans, not to exceed $6,000 per year and a maximum of $40,000; and (2) develop incentives to retain experienced border patrol agents through the establishment of a retention program. (b) Deployment of Technology.--In accordance with section 2(a)(1) of the Secure Fence Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-367; 8 U.S.C. 1701 note), the Secretary of Homeland Security is authorized to deploy newly-developed and cutting-edge technologies to secure the international land and maritime borders of the United States. (c) Construction of Border Fence.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall-- (1) make a priority the construction of the border fencing required under section 102 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1103 note); and (2) not later than June 30, 2008, submit to Congress a report on the progress and expected completion date of such construction. SEC. 5. MANDATED COLLABORATION TO END SANCTUARY OF ILLEGAL ALIENS. If an alien who is unlawfully present in the United States is arrested for any offense by a State or local law enforcement agency, the head of such agency shall immediately notify United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) of such arrest and the identity of such alien. SEC. 6. EXPEDITED REMOVAL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES OF CRIMINAL ALIENS. (a) Action by ICE; Expedited Removal.--Upon notification under section 5, the alien arrested under such section shall be immediately detained by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement and presented before an immigration judge (as defined in section 101(b)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(b)(4))), the name and fingerprints of such alien shall be added to an appropriate watch list maintained by the Department of Homeland Security concerning aliens who have been unlawfully present in the United States, and such immigration judge shall order such alien immediately removed from the United States without being released from detention and without further hearing or review in the same manner as an alien described in subparagraph (A)(i) of section 235(b)(1) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(1)) is subject to immediate removal from the United States under the provisions of such section. (b) Permanent Ineligibility for Admission to United States.-- Section 212(a)(9)(C)(i)(I) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(9)(C)(i)(I)) is amended by striking ``for an aggregate period of more than 1 year'' and inserting ``for any period of time''. (c) Criminal Penalties for Subsequent Unlawful Presence.--An alien who is removed from the United States under subsection (a) and who is subsequently determined to be unlawfully present in the United States shall be imprisoned for not more than five years and fined in accordance with title 18, United States Code, and shall be removed from the United States in accordance with the expedited removal proceedings described in such subsection after the completion of such alien's term of imprisonment.
summary: Border Security and Elimination of Sanctuary for Illegal Aliens Act of 2007 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the worsening crisis of illegal immigration must be solved. Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) increase incentives to recruit Border Patrol agents through repayment of higher education loans; (2) establish a retention program; and (3) make construction of border fencing a priority. Authorizes the Secretary to deploy newly-developed technology along the land and maritime borders. Requires that a state or local law enforcement agency that arrests an alien unlawfully in the United States for any reason shall notify United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement respecting such arrest and provide the identity of the arrested person. Provides for: (1) such person's expedited removal from the United States, and (2) criminal penalties and expedited removal for a subsequent unlawful presence. Makes inadmissible to the United States an alien who has been unlawfully present in the United States and who attempts to illegally enter or reenter the United States. (Under current law, such person must be unlawfully in the United States for an aggregate period exceeding one year.)