Illegal Offender Registry Act

HR 8970, the Illegal Offender Registry Act, requires the Department of Homeland Security to create a public online database within 180 days of enactment. The database will list non-citizens without lawful U.S. immigration status who have been convicted of a felony and are physically present in the country, including their name, the felony crime committed, and their residential locality. This affects individuals in this specific immigration and criminal status category by making their personal details publicly accessible online through the DHS website. The bill mandates this database as a new requirement for tracking certain non-citizens with felony convictions.