3.0.0 2389 2022-11-01T13:50:14Z 2022-11-01T13:50:14Z Senate S 2019-07-31 116 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-07-31T20:52:47Z Funding Attorneys for Indigent Removal (FAIR) Proceedings Act 116 4155 HR 2019-08-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. Related bill CRS 2019-07-31 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2019-07-31 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. N B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2019-07-31 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2019-07-31 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2019-08-01 False M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2020-09-30 False M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2020-09-30 False K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2020-09-30 False Immigration Administrative law and regulatory procedures Administrative remedies Border security and unlawful immigration Child safety and welfare Congressional oversight Crime victims Department of Homeland Security Department of Justice Detention of persons Disability and paralysis Immigration status and procedures Judicial procedure and administration Lawyers and legal services Poverty and welfare assistance Specialized courts Immigration 00 2019-07-31 Introduced in Senate 2021-07-01T01:31:10Z Funding Attorneys for Indigent Removal Proceedings Act or the FAIR Proceedings Act

This bill expands access to counsel for aliens in immigration proceedings and provides for protections related to such proceedings.

An alien shall have the privilege of being represented by counsel in any immigration proceeding, whereas currently this privilege is statutorily provided for only in removal proceedings.

Similarly, the Department of Justice (DOJ) may provide counsel at government expense to aliens in any immigration proceeding, whereas currently DOJ is statutorily authorized to provide counsel to aliens only in removal proceedings and at no expense to the government.

Under this bill, DOJ shall provide counsel to children and vulnerable individuals in such proceedings, at government expense if necessary. If DOJ fails to do so, certain limits on filing a motion to reopen removal proceedings (such as the time limit for filing) shall not apply, and the alien's removal shall be stayed upon the motion's filing.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall provide each alien, generally at the beginning of proceedings, a complete copy of the alien's case file in DHS possession, unless the alien waives this right in writing. Failure to provide such documents shall delay the alien's removal proceeding.

DHS shall facilitate for all detained aliens access to counsel and programs that inform such aliens of their immigration-related rights and obligations.

]]> FAIR Proceedings Act Display Title FAIR Proceedings Act Short Title(s) as Introduced FAIR Proceedings Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Funding Attorneys for Indigent Removal Proceedings Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide access to counsel for children and other vulnerable populations. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s2389is/xml/BILLS-116s2389is.xml 2019-07-31 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.