United States · Bill · S
S. 1494 (116th)
Secure and Protect Act of 2019
Introduced
15 May 2019
Last action
16 August 2019 · Reported
Status
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 181.
Sponsors
Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC], Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ]
Subjects
Asylum, Immigration
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Secure and Protect Act of 2019 This bill makes changes to the handling of unaccompanied alien children and asylum applications. The Flores settlement (a court settlement imposing conditions on the treatment of detained alien minors) shall not restrict any activities. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall have sole discretion as to detention standards of alien minors. Statutory provisions governing the handling of unaccompanied alien children from U.S.-bordering countries shall now govern all unaccompanied alien children. The bill provides for requirements relating to the handling of such alien children. Certain immigration officer determinations relating to unaccompanied alien children shall be unreviewable. DHS may detain accompanied alien children up to 100 days (some courts have ruled that Flores limits the detention of certain alien children to 20 days). States may not impose licensing requirements for family detention facilities. An unaccompanied alien child shall not be released from custody while immigration or removal proceedings are pending, with some exceptions. The bill limits asylum eligibility to aliens entering the United States at a designated port of entry and provides for additional grounds for asylum ineligibility. A credible fear of persecution is redefined to mean that it is more likely than not that the alien would be able to establish eligibility for asylum. The Department of State shall establish refugee application and processing centers in Mexico and Central America. The bill requires the hiring of additional immigration judges, support staff, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement attorneys.
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Timeline
15 May 2019
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
15 May 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
11 June 2019
Committee
Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
Source: Committee
1 August 2019
Reported
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Source: Committee
16 August 2019
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 181.
Source: Calendars
16 August 2019
Reported
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Graham under authority of the order of the Senate of 08/01/2019 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Source: Committee
16 August 2019
Reported
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Graham under authority of the order of the Senate of 08/01/2019 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
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Sponsors
- Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1494
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/1494
- us · 116-s-1494 · source updated 10 August 2026