[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 824 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 824

  Opposing the detention and deportation of Iraqi Chaldean Christians.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 12, 2018

  Mr. Moolenaar (for himself, Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. Huizenga, Mr. Levin, 
   Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Trott, Mr. Bishop of Michigan, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
     Walberg, Mr. Bergman, and Mr. Upton) submitted the following 
    resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Opposing the detention and deportation of Iraqi Chaldean Christians.

Whereas the United States has traditionally had an important role as a safe 
        harbor for persecuted religious minorities;
Whereas the Trump Administration has pledged to prioritize the defense of 
        persecuted minorities in the Middle East and around the world;
Whereas the United States Congress and the Department of State have recognized 
        that genocide has been committed against the religious minorities of 
        Iraq;
Whereas Chaldean Christians represent a significant religious minority in Iraq;
Whereas the Chaldean community of Iraq faces active persecution by both state 
        and nonstate actors;
Whereas the Department of Homeland Security has detained several hundred 
        Chaldeans living in the United States for possible deportation to Iraq;
Whereas any Chaldean deported to Iraq will be subject to discrimination, violent 
        persecution, and possibly death; and
Whereas the Chaldean community represents a vibrant and important part of United 
        States culture and society: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) opposes the detention and possible removal of Iraqi 
        Chaldeans; and
            (2) urges President Donald Trump to use his executive 
        authority and discretion to defer deportation for Iraqi 
        Chaldeans living in the United States.
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