Scott Gardner Act

The Scott Gardner Act (H.R. 1355) was a 2007 proposal designed to increase coordination between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities regarding non-citizens arrested for driving while intoxicated (DWI). The bill would have required local police to report immigration status and DWI information to federal databases and mandated the detention of these individuals until they could be transferred to federal custody. Additionally, it sought to improve information sharing by requiring state motor vehicle departments to provide records of DWI convictions to the Department of Homeland Security while offering federal reimbursement for training local officers on immigration law enforcement.