HR 2137
108th Congress
House
Immigration
Aliens
Caregivers
Child welfare
Crime and Law Enforcement
Department of Homeland Security
Detention of persons
Disabled
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Federal employees
Government Operations and Politics
Labor and Employment
Parent and child
Refugees
Immigrant Children Protection Act of 2003
Introduced: May 15, 2003
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 25, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
May 15, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 15, 2003
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Immigrant Children Protection Act of 2003 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide that each accompanied (with written consent of the parent or accompanying adult) or unaccompanied alien child, with specified exceptions, shall be transferred from the Department of Homeland Security to the Office of Refugee Resettlement within 72 hours of apprehension, and shall be released from custody and placed into the community with a qualified relative or caretaker within 15 days of such apprehension.
Includes children with special needs within the Office's responsibilities in the care and placement of unaccompanied alien children.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Committees of jurisdiction
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