Equal Protection of Unaccompanied Minors Act

Summary

Equal Protection of Unaccompanied Minors Act This bill amends rules for the treatment of unaccompanied alien children and asylum-seeking families, and for detaining and removal of various types of aliens. The bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to return an inadmissible unaccompanied child to the child's country of nationality or last habitual residence, where currently DHS has discretion to do so. Interviews with unaccompanied alien children shall be conducted by those with specialized training for interviewing child trafficking victims. Before placing an alien child with an individual, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) shall provide DHS with various information, including the individual's immigration status and contact information. DHS shall initiate removal proceedings if the individual is unlawfully present in the United States. Under the bill, unaccompanied alien children in DHS or HHS custody shall have access to counsel in legal proceedings, where currently such children shall have counsel. DHS shall have authority to extend the detention periods for various categories of removable aliens. The bill also expands the definitions of various types of crimes, such as those related to explosive materials, that are aggravated felonies or crimes of violence for immigration purposes. Aliens associated with criminal gangs shall be inadmissible to the United States and deportable. The bill directs DHS, the Department of Justice, and HHS to maintain facilities for housing asylum applicants and their children, and increases the number of immigration judges and Board of Immigration Appeals attorneys and necessary support staff.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

1. 15 January 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 15 January 2019

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 15 January 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 4 February 2019

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.

   Source: Committee

5. 25 February 2019

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

   Source: Committee

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

• Introduced in House · 15 January 2019 · Download file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 15 January 2019

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 15 January 2019

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

  Leesvertaling

  Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

  Vertaal naarNL · DutchDE · GermanFR · FrenchES · SpanishIT · ItalianPL · PolishPT · PortugueseSV · SwedishDA · DanishFI · FinnishEL · GreekCS · CzechHU · HungarianRO · RomanianBG · BulgarianHR · CroatianSK · SlovakSL · SlovenianLT · LithuanianLV · LatvianET · EstonianGA · IrishMT · Maltese

  Vertaal document

  Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 15 January 2019

  Open at official source

  Leesvertaling

  Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

  Vertaal naarNL · DutchDE · GermanFR · FrenchES · SpanishIT · ItalianPL · PolishPT · PortugueseSV · SwedishDA · DanishFI · FinnishEL · GreekCS · CzechHU · HungarianRO · RomanianBG · BulgarianHR · CroatianSK · SlovakSL · SlovenianLT · LithuanianLV · LatvianET · EstonianGA · IrishMT · Maltese

  Vertaal document

  Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

Sponsors

• Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] · R · Sponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing
• · hshm00 · Standing
• · hsfa00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act
• related to → Closing Asylum Loopholes Act
• related to ← Fix the Immigration Loopholes Act
• related to ← Protecting Our Communities from Gang Violence Act of 2019
• related to ← Singh's Law
• related to ← No Sanctuary for Criminals Act of 2019
• related to ← To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform asylum procedures related to the filing of frivolous applications, and for other purposes.
• related to ← To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the detention of dangerous aliens, and for other purposes.
• related to ← Protection of Children Act of 2019
• related to ← Equal Protection of Unaccompanied Minors Act