United States · Bill · S
S. 2468 (115th)
Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2018
Introduced
28 February 2018
Last action
28 February 2018 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE], Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA], Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA], Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]
Subjects
Immigration
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2018 This bill grants aliens, including unaccompanied alien children, the right to counsel in immigration proceedings, at government expense, and the right to examine documents in their files. The Department of Homeland Security must provide access to counsel for all aliens in detention facilities.
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Timeline
28 February 2018
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
28 February 2018
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 28 February 2018 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2019
- related to ← Humane Treatment of Migrant Children Act
- related to ← Central America Reform and Enforcement Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2468
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/2468
- us · 115-s-2468 · source updated 10 August 2026