3.0.0 1494 2022-11-01T13:50:09Z 2022-11-01T13:50:09Z Senate S 2019-05-15 116 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2019-08-16T20:05:05Z Markup by 2019-08-01T14:00:00Z Hearings by 2019-06-11T14:00:00Z Referred to 2019-05-15T21:26:39Z 2019-08-16 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 181. Calendars 2019-08-16 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Graham under authority of the order of the Senate of 08/01/2019 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 2019-08-16 Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Graham under authority of the order of the Senate of 08/01/2019 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssju00 Judiciary Committee 2019-08-01 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2019-06-11 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Committee 2019-05-15 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2019-05-15 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000359 Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] Lindsey Graham R SC N M001197 Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ] Martha McSally R AZ 2019-05-16 False Immigration Administrative remedies Border security and unlawful immigration Child health Child safety and welfare Congressional oversight Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Department of Homeland Security Detention of persons Emergency medical services and trauma care Espionage and treason Family relationships Federal preemption Government buildings, facilities, and property Immigrant health and welfare Immigration status and procedures Judges Judicial procedure and administration Judicial review and appeals Lawyers and legal services Licensing and registrations Mental health Organ and tissue donation and transplantation Refugees, asylum, displaced persons Specialized courts State and local government operations Surgery and anesthesia Visas and passports Immigration 00 2019-05-15 Introduced in Senate 2021-06-27T22:19:38Z Secure and Protect Act of 2019

This bill makes changes to the handling of unaccompanied alien children and asylum applications.

The Flores settlement (a court settlement imposing conditions on the treatment of detained alien minors) shall not restrict any activities. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall have sole discretion as to detention standards of alien minors.

Statutory provisions governing the handling of unaccompanied alien children from U.S.-bordering countries shall now govern all unaccompanied alien children. The bill provides for requirements relating to the handling of such alien children. Certain immigration officer determinations relating to unaccompanied alien children shall be unreviewable.

DHS may detain accompanied alien children up to 100 days (some courts have ruled that Flores limits the detention of certain alien children to 20 days). States may not impose licensing requirements for family detention facilities.

An unaccompanied alien child shall not be released from custody while immigration or removal proceedings are pending, with some exceptions.

The bill limits asylum eligibility to aliens entering the United States at a designated port of entry and provides for additional grounds for asylum ineligibility. A credible fear of persecution is redefined to mean that it is more likely than not that the alien would be able to establish eligibility for asylum.

The Department of State shall establish refugee application and processing centers in Mexico and Central America. The bill requires the hiring of additional immigration judges, support staff, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement attorneys.

]]> 25 2019-08-16 Reported to Senate 2021-07-13T16:30:50Z Secure and Protect Act of 2019

This bill makes changes to the handling of unaccompanied alien children and asylum applications.

The Flores settlement (a court settlement imposing conditions on the treatment of detained alien minors) shall not restrict any activities. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall have sole discretion as to detention standards of alien minors.

Statutory provisions governing the handling of unaccompanied alien children from U.S.-bordering countries shall now govern all unaccompanied alien children. The bill provides for requirements relating to the handling of such alien children. Certain immigration officer determinations relating to unaccompanied alien children shall be unreviewable.

DHS may detain accompanied alien children pending the completion of removal proceedings (some courts have ruled that Flores limits the detention of certain alien children to 20 days). States may not impose licensing requirements for family detention facilities.

An unaccompanied alien child shall not be released from custody while immigration or removal proceedings are pending, with some exceptions.

The bill limits asylum eligibility to aliens entering the United States at a designated port of entry and provides for additional grounds for asylum ineligibility. A credible fear of persecution is redefined to mean that it is more likely than not that the alien would be able to establish eligibility for asylum.

The Department of State shall establish refugee application and processing centers in Mexico and Central America. The bill requires the hiring of additional immigration judges, support staff, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement attorneys.

]]> Secure and Protect Act of 2019 Display Title Secure and Protect Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced Secure and Protect Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate Secure and Protect Act of 2019 S Senate Reported to Senate RS Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to protect alien minors and to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to end abuse of the asylum system and establish refugee application and processing centers outside the United States, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Reported to Senate 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s1494rs/xml/BILLS-116s1494rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s1494is/xml/BILLS-116s1494is.xml 2019-08-16 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 181. 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.