3.0.0 1399 2023-01-11T13:22:37Z 2023-01-11T13:22:37Z Senate S S 2011-07-21 112 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-07-21T19:35:55Z 2011-07-21 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4804-4805) IntroReferral 2011-07-21 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN N D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2011-07-21 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2011-07-21 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2011-07-21 True U000038 Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO] MARK UDALL D CO 2011-09-15 False Immigration Border security and unlawful immigration Child safety and welfare Congressional oversight Detention of persons Immigration status and procedures Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Immigration 00 2011-07-21 Introduced in Senate 2011-10-03T13:51:26Z Humane Enforcement and Legal Protections for Separated Children Act or the HELP Separated Children Act - Sets forth apprehension procedures for immigration enforcement-related activities engaged in by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and cooperating entities, including: (1) providing the governor, local child welfare agencies, and local law enforcement with advance notice of an enforcement activity, if possible; (2) providing child welfare agencies and community organizations access to detained individuals to help DHS identify detainees who have children; (3) permitting detainees with children to make free phone calls to arrange for such children's care; and (4) requiring that the interests of children be considered in decisions regarding detainee release, detention, or transfer.

Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) require DHS detention facilities to implement procedures to ensure that child custody and family interests can be considered in any immigration detention action, (2) develop memoranda of understanding with child welfare agencies and community organizations that protect the best interests of children of detained individuals, and (3) provide DHS personnel with appropriate training.

]]> HELP Separated Children Act Display Title HELP Separated Children Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to protect children affected by immigration enforcement actions, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced HELP Separated Children Act Short Titles as Introduced Humane Enforcement and Legal Protections for Separated Children Act Introduced in Senate 2011-07-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s1399is/xml/BILLS-112s1399is.xml 2011-07-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4804-4805) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.