South Carolina H3299 mandates law enforcement to verify the immigration status of all arrested individuals through the Department of Homeland.
South Carolina H3299, known as the Citizenship Verification Act, requires law enforcement agencies to check the immigration status of all individuals they arrest using the Department of Homeland Security's Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements Program. The bill mandates that the immigration status of arrested individuals be recorded in their criminal records. Additionally, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division must annually report to the General Assembly the number of individuals arrested, convicted, or both, who are in the state illegally.
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