3.0.0 2561 2023-01-11T13:31:59Z 2023-01-11T13:31:59Z Senate S 2016-02-22 114 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2016-02-22T23:14:44Z Protection of Children Act of 2015 114 1149 HR 2015-03-04 Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 17 - 13. Related bill CRS 2016-02-22 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2016-02-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001141 Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] Jeff Sessions R AL N J000293 Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] Ron Johnson R WI 2016-02-22 True International Affairs Administrative remedies Adoption and foster care Border security and unlawful immigration Canada Child safety and welfare Crime victims Crimes against children Department of Homeland Security Detention of persons Government information and archives Human trafficking Immigration status and procedures International law and treaties Latin America Lawyers and legal services Mexico Refugees, asylum, displaced persons International Affairs 00 2016-02-22 Introduced in Senate 2016-03-01T21:33:27Z Protection of Children Act of 2016

This bill amends the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to eliminate the special repatriation requirements for unaccompanied alien children (UAC) who are nationals or residents of a country contiguous to the United States. (Applies the same removal requirements to all UACs who are not victims of a severe form of trafficking in persons and who do not have a fear of returning to their country of nationality or last habitual residence.)

An immigration officer who finds an inadmissible UAC at a land border or port of entry shall return the child to his or her country of nationality or of last habitual residence. (Such authority is now only discretionary.)

The Department of State shall negotiate agreements between the United States and other countries for the repatriation of children. (Under current law the Secretary is required to negotiate agreements between the United States and countries contiguous to the United States for the repatriation of children.)

An unaccompanied child who is not a victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons, and does not have a fear of returning to his or her country of nationality or last habitual residence, but who is:

  • in removal proceedings shall have a hearing before an immigration judge within 14 days,
  • in federal custody shall be transferred to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) custody within 30 days, and
  • in HHS or Department of Homeland Security (DHS) custody shall have access to legal counsel at no cost to the government.

HHS, before placing a child with an individual, shall provide DHS with the individual's name, Social Security number, date of birth, residence location, and immigration status, if known.

DHS shall investigate the immigration status of the individual with whom the child is placed, and initiate removal proceedings if that individual is unlawfully present in the United States.

Such requirements shall apply to any unauthorized child apprehended on or after June 15, 2012.

The Immigration and Nationality Act is amended with respect to: (1) special immigrant juvenile status, and (2) jurisdiction of asylum applications.

]]> Protection of Children Act of 2016 Display Title Protection of Children Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to provide expedited processing for unaccompanied alien children who are not victims of a severe form of trafficking in persons and who do not have a fear of returning to their country of nationality or last habitual residence, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Protection of Children Act of 2016 Introduced in Senate 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s2561is/xml/BILLS-114s2561is.xml 2016-02-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 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.