3.0.0 1303 2022-02-08T23:21:43Z 2022-02-08T23:21:43Z Senate S 2019-05-02 116 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-05-02T19:19:23Z HUMANE Act of 2019 116 2522 HR 2019-05-31 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. Identical bill CRS 2019-05-02 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2616-2617) IntroReferral 2019-05-02 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX N Immigration Administrative remedies Advanced technology and technological innovations Assault and harassment offenses Border security and unlawful immigration Building construction Child health Child safety and welfare Civil actions and liability Congressional oversight Crime victims Crimes against children Crimes against women Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal justice information and records Customs enforcement Department of Homeland Security Detention of persons Disability and paralysis Domestic violence and child abuse Employee hiring Executive agency funding and structure Family relationships Fraud offenses and financial crimes Genetics Government buildings, facilities, and property Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Guatemala Health personnel Human trafficking Immigrant health and welfare Immigration status and procedures Intergovernmental relations Judges Judicial procedure and administration Judicial review and appeals Juvenile crime and gang violence Latin America Law enforcement officers Lawyers and legal services Mental health Mexico Photography and imaging Public contracts and procurement Refugees, asylum, displaced persons Separation, divorce, custody, support Sex offenses State and local government operations Violent crime Visas and passports Immigration 00 2019-05-02 Introduced in Senate 2020-02-07T11:46:02Z Humanitarian Upgrades to Manage and Assist our Nation's Enforcement Act of 2019 or the HUMANE Act of 2019

This bill modifies requirements relating to the detention of alien children and families, asylum seekers, and other immigration-related provisions.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall house detained alien children with a parent during the pendency of any civil or criminal proceedings if the children are accompanied by a parent. DHS shall ensure the facilities meet various standards, including those relating to accommodations and medical treatment.

DHS shall expedite removal proceedings against alien children convicted of certain crimes.

The bill also imposes requirements on placing unaccompanied alien children with a nongovernmental sponsor, such as requiring the sponsor to be the child's parent or legal guardian and legally present in the United States. The Department of Health of Human Services may make exceptions in certain instances, such as when a child is believed to be a human trafficking victim, and place such a child with another relative.

The bill requires asylum applicants to arrive in the United States only at a designated port of arrival, where current law allows aliens to seek asylum whether or not they arrive at a designated port.

DHS shall establish at least four regional processing centers to house and process detained aliens. U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall increase staffing, including field operations officers, support personnel, and attorneys.

Aliens who overstay a nonimmigrant visa or under a visa waiver program more than 30 days shall be subject to detention and removal, and barred from obtaining various immigration benefits.

]]> HUMANE Act of 2019 Display Title HUMANE Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced HUMANE Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Humanitarian Upgrades to Manage and Assist our Nation's Enforcement Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to address the protective custody of alien children accompanied by parents, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s1303is/xml/BILLS-116s1303is.xml 2019-05-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2616-2617) 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.