3.0.0 2219 2022-11-01T13:50:29Z 2022-11-01T13:50:29Z Senate S 2019-07-23 116 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-07-23T18:33:16Z Access to Counsel Act of 2020 116 5581 HR 2020-03-05 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 332. Related bill CRS 2019-07-23 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2019-07-23 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. N B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2019-07-23 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2019-07-23 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2019-07-23 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2019-07-23 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2019-07-23 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2019-09-18 False Immigration Administrative remedies Border security and unlawful immigration Detention of persons Immigration status and procedures Lawyers and legal services Immigration 00 2019-07-23 Introduced in Senate 2020-08-14T14:14:04Z This bill establishes various protections for aliens in certain immigration-related proceedings or inspections.

When an alien is undergoing certain types of inspections or is subject to a removal, exclusion, or deportation proceeding, the alien shall be entitled to representation by counsel of the alien's choice. The current statute only states that an alien is entitled to representation in removal proceedings.

The bill also removes a statutory requirement that the government bears no cost for such representation.

If such an alien is subject to detention or inspection at a port of entry and cannot meet with counsel, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) shall provide for remote communication with counsel. If such an alien has been denied access to counsel, the alien may not submit paperwork to abandon lawful permanent resident status or to withdraw an application for admission.

The detention of an individual at a port of entry or a CBP or ICE facility shall (1) be limited to the briefest term and the least restrictive conditions necessary; and (2) include access to food, water, and restrooms.

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A bill to clarify the rights of all persons who are held or detained at a port of entry or at any detention facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Display Title A bill to clarify the rights of all persons who are held or detained at a port of entry or at any detention facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Official Title as Introduced A bill to clarify the rights of all persons who are held or detained at a port of entry or at any detention facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s2219is/xml/BILLS-116s2219is.xml 2019-07-23 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.