119 HR 8381 IH: Safe Check-Ins for Immigrants Act U.S. House of Representatives 2026-04-20 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.

I119th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 8381IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESApril 20, 2026Ms. Meng introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide an option for virtual periodic appearances for aliens pending a decision on whether the alien is to be removed from the United States, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Safe Check-Ins for Immigrants Act.

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Virtual periodic appearances for aliens pending a decision on whether the alien is to be removed from the United States

Section 236 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1226) is amended by adding at the end the following: (g)

Virtual periodic appearances

(1)

In general

The Secretary of Homeland Security shall permit an alien described in paragraph (2) to appear virtually by video teleconference to satisfy the requirement described in paragraph (2)(B). (2)

Alien described

An alien described in this paragraph is an alien who— (A)is released under subsection (a)(2); and (B)is required to appear before an immigration officer (or before a case manager pursuant to an alternatives to detention program) periodically pending a decision on whether the alien is to be removed from the United States as a condition of such release..