HR 2278

Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement (SAFE) Act.The SAFE Act was introduced in June 2013 by the chair of the House of Representatives’ Immigration Subcommittee, Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC), with the support of the chair of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA). On June 18, 2013, the Judiciary Committee approved the legislation by a vote of 20-15. If enacted, the SAFE Act’s single-minded focus on immigration enforcement will increase detentions and deportations, and will create an environment of rampant racial profiling and unconstitutional detentions without fixing the immigration system’s problems.