To amend section 235 of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to clarify the standards for family detention, and for other purposes.

Summary

This bill amends the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to provide that the detention of any alien child who is not an unaccompanied alien child shall be governed by provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act relating to visa waiver program temporary nonimmigrant tourists. There is no presumption that an alien child who is not an unaccompanied alien child should not be detained, and all such determinations shall be in the discretion of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). DHS may not release an alien minor who is not an unaccompanied alien child to any individual other than a parent or legal guardian. DHS shall detain aliens charged with an improper entry misdemeanor with their children under the age of 18 while the charges are pending.

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Timeline

1. 21 June 2018

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 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

2. 21 June 2018

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 21 June 2018

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 29 June 2018

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.

   Source: Committee

5. 2 August 2018

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

   Source: Committee

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• Introduced in House · 21 June 2018 · Download file

Documents

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Sponsors

• Rep. Knight, Stephen [R-CA-25] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Hultgren, Randy [R-IL-14] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records

• related to ← Families First Act of 2018
• related to ← Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
• related to ← End Catch and Release Act