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This bill, titled the "Deportation Acceleration Act," aims to streamline the process of removing non-citizens from the United States by enhancing cooperation between government agencies and expanding the reasons for deportation. It mandates that state and local courts and law enforcement agencies report any criminal conviction of a non-citizen to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) within 24 hours of the conviction, using existing federal databases. Upon receiving this information, DHS will be required to initiate removal proceedings, which could involve issuing a Notice to Appear or an immigration detainer. The bill also broadens the grounds for expedited removal, allowing for the deportation of any non-citizen convicted of a felony or two misdemeanors, regardless of their immigration status, and shortens the timeframes for appeals in non-asylum removal cases. Furthermore, it incentivizes cooperation by authorizing grants for jurisdictions that work with DHS and penalizes "sanctuary jurisdictions"—those that restrict information sharing or compliance with detainers—by withholding 15% of their Highway Trust Fund apportionment unless they certify full cooperation. The expanded expedited removal provisions will apply to crimes committed before, on, or after the bill's enactment.

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