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Immigrant Children Protection Act of 2003

Introduced: May 15, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
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 June 25, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 15, 2003
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 15, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2137: Immigrant Children Protection Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2137/
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"H.R. 2137: Immigrant Children Protection Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2137/.
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H.R. 2137, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2137/.
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