3.0.0 1172 2021-09-29T20:03:20Z 2021-09-29T20:03:20Z House H HR 2005-03-08 109 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2005-04-04T18:44:43Z Referred to 2005-03-08T17:34:25Z Unaccompanied Alien Child Protection Act of 2005 109 119 S 2006-02-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims. Identical bill CRS 2005-04-04 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims. Committee 2005-03-08 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2005-03-08 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E383) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-03-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-03-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 16 N C000116 Rep. Cannon, Chris [R-UT-3] CHRIS CANNON R UT 3 2005-03-08 True B000410 Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28] HOWARD BERMAN D CA L. 28 2005-03-08 True S000522 Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] CHRISTOPHER SMITH R NJ H. 4 2005-03-08 True C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] JOHN CONYERS D MI 14 2005-03-08 True H001033 Rep. Hart, Melissa A. [R-PA-4] MELISSA HART R PA A. 4 2005-03-08 True R000435 Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18] ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN R FL 18 2005-04-12 False S001156 Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-39] Linda Sánchez D CA T. 39 2005-04-12 False F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 2005-04-12 False G000544 Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20] CHARLES GONZALEZ D TX A. 20 2005-06-30 False G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2005-06-30 False G000553 Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] Al Green D TX 9 2005-06-30 False W000738 Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] LYNN WOOLSEY D CA 6 2005-06-30 False V000128 Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] Chris Van Hollen D MD 8 2006-01-31 False M000714 Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37] JUANITA MILLENDER-MCDONALD D CA M. 37 2006-01-31 False W000268 Rep. Weldon, Curt [R-PA-7] CURT WELDON R PA 7 2006-01-31 False G000535 Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] LUIS GUTIERREZ D IL V. 4 2006-02-15 False W000793 Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1] DAVID WU D OR 1 2006-02-15 False A000014 Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1] NEIL ABERCROMBIE D HI 1 2006-02-15 False F000339 Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] BARNEY FRANK D MA 4 2006-04-05 False S000510 Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] ADAM SMITH D WA 9 2006-04-25 False C001037 Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8] MICHAEL CAPUANO D MA E. 8 2006-04-25 False Immigration Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Adoption Age Agriculture and Food Aliens Armed Forces and National Security Authorization Border patrols Canada Child abuse Child health Child safety Child sexual abuse Child welfare Children's rights Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Congress Congress and foreign policy Congressional reporting requirements Correctional institutions Court records Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal aliens Criminal investigation Curricula Custody of children Damages Department of Health and Human Services Department of Homeland Security Deportation Detention of persons Diet Disciplining of employees Economics and Public Finance Education Elementary and secondary education Employee training Evidence (Law) Families Federal employees Federal law enforcement officers Fines (Penalties) Foster home care Government Operations and Politics Government service contracts Grants-in-aid Group homes Guardian and ward Health Human rights Illegal aliens Immigrant education Immigrant health Immigrants International Affairs Juvenile delinquency Labor and Employment Language and languages Latin America Law Legal aid Legal education Legal ethics Legal fees Legal services Licenses Limitation of actions Local officials Mental health services Mexicans Mexico Nonprofit organizations Parent and child Parole Political persecution Prosecution Recruiting of employees Refugees Religion Repatriation Right of asylum Right of privacy Right to counsel Smuggling Social Welfare Social work Standards State officials Subcontractors Teacher education Translating and interpreting Trauma care Visas Witnesses Immigration 00 2005-03-08 Introduced in House 2005-03-29T20:27:32Z Unaccompanied Alien Child Protection Act of 2005 - Establishes procedures for immigration officers who find an unaccompanied alien child at a U.S. land border or point of entry who is a national or habitual resident of a contiguous country.

Establishes that other unaccompanied alien children, including trafficking victims, shall be in the care of the Office of Refugee Resettlement, except that such children who threaten U.S. security or who are charged with or have been convicted of a felony shall be in the care of the Directorate of Border and Transportation Security.

Sets forth a family reunification preference order.

Prohibits, with an exception for violent children, detention in adult or delinquent children facilities. Directs the Office to develop procedures for detention and prohibited detention practices.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States Government should ensure that it does not repatriate children in its custody into life- and safety-threatening settings.

Directs the Secretary of State to include in the annual State Department Country Report on Human Rights an assessment of the degree to which each country protects children from smugglers and traffickers.

Directs the Office, with respect to unaccompanied alien children in the custody of the Office or the Department of Homeland Security, to develop age determination procedures. States that the Office should ensure that all such children have competent immigration counsel. Directs the Executive Office for Immigration Review to develop model guidelines for legal representation of children.

Authorizes the Office to provide that each unaccompanied child have a guardian ad litem. Requires the Office to implement a pilot program for the appointment of guardians ad litem.

Amends special immigrant juvenile provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Expresses congressional commendation of the Immigration and Naturalization Service' s issuance of its "Guidelines for Children's Asylum Claims." Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide immigration officers with related training.

Exempts unaccompanied alien children from certain removal and asylum provisions.

Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to set forth additional responsibilities and authorities of the Office with respect to unaccompanied alien children.

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