1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Detain Illegals until Repatriated or Expelled Act or the DIRE Act . 2. State Criminal Alien Assistance Program Section 241(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1231(i) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by inserting Authorization .— before If the chief ; (B) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting and medical expenses after incarceration ; and (C) by inserting or an alien with an unknown status after undocumented criminal alien each place that term appears; (2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the following: (2) Compensation (A) Compensation of State for incarceration The Attorney General shall compensate a State or political subdivision of a State referred to in paragraph (1)(A), in accordance with subparagraph (B), for the incarceration of an alien— (i) whose immigration status cannot be verified by the Secretary of Homeland Security; and (ii) who would otherwise be an undocumented criminal alien if the alien is unlawfully present in the United States. (B) Calculation of compensation Compensation under subparagraph (A) shall be equal to the average cost of incarceration of a prisoner in the relevant State, as determined by the Attorney General. (3) Definitions In this subsection: (A) Alien with an unknown status The term alien with an unknown status means an individual— (i) who has been incarcerated by a Federal, State, or local law enforcement entity; and (ii) whose immigration status cannot be definitively identified. (B) Incarceration The term incarceration means the confining in a correctional facility or county jail of an alien with unknown status or an undocumented criminal alien. (C) Undocumented criminal alien The term undocumented criminal alien means an alien who— (i) has been charged with or convicted of a felony or 2 misdemeanors; and (ii) (I) entered the United States without inspection or at any time or place other than as designated by the Secretary of Homeland Security