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HR 1386 101th Congress House Immigration Aliens Deportation Detention of persons Parent and child

Reasonable Detention of Aliens Act

Introduced: March 14, 1989 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 27, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.
Mar 14, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Mar 14, 1989
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Reasonable Detention of Aliens Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to limit the Attorney General's authority to detain an alien mother with a dependent child two years or younger subject to deportation (with specified exceptions) unless such detention is in connection with the alien's immediate departure from the United States.

What's happening now March 27, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.

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