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H.R. 532 (116th)

Alternatives to Detention Act of 2019

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Introduced

14 January 2019

Last action

25 February 2019 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Sponsors

Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4], Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33], Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39], Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12], Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5], Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9], Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4], Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9], Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9], Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1], Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29], Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33], Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1], Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9], Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2], Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5], Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1], Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6], Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5], Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2], Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17], Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2], Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29], Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4], Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47], Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Rep. Hill, Katie [D-CA-25]

Subjects

Asylum, Immigration

Source updated

3 January 2025

Asylum · Immigration

Summary

Alternatives to Detention Act of 2019 This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish programs for providing alternatives to detaining individuals under the immigration laws, including community-based supervision and community support programs. DHS may not detain and must place in an alternative detention program individuals deemed members of a vulnerable population (e.g., asylum seekers, pregnant or nursing women, or crime victims), a parent of a child under age 18, or a caregiver. DHS shall not use alternative detention programs for (1) aliens subject to mandatory detention, or (2) aliens where release on bond or recognizance is deemed to be sufficient. DHS shall establish the position of Coordinator of Alternatives to Detention and Family Reunification to coordinate the use of alternative detention programs and to reunify parents with children separated from them. Executive departments shall cooperate with the coordinator to the greatest extent practicable to facilitate the performance of the coordinator's mission.

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Timeline

  1. 14 January 2019

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 14 January 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 14 January 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 25 February 2019

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

    Source: Committee

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