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HR 4253 109th Congress House Immigration Boundaries Crime and Law Enforcement Deportation Detention of persons Government Operations and Politics Government contractors Illegal aliens Transportation and Public Works

Illegal Alien Transport and Removal Act of 2005

Introduced: November 8, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Feb 6, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Nov 8, 2005
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Nov 8, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Illegal Alien Transport and Removal Act of 2005 - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to contract with private entities to provide secure domestic transport of aliens who are apprehended at or along the international land or maritime borders from Border Patrol custody to detention facilities and other locations as necessary.

States that the extension of removal period provision under the Immigration and Nationality Act shall not be construed as preventing the Secretary from removing an alien from the United States if the alien has failed or refused to make timely application in good faith for travel or other documents necessary to the alien's departure or conspires or acts to prevent the alien's removal subject to an order of removal.

What's happening now February 6, 2006

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Nov 10, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4253: Illegal Alien Transport and Removal Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4253/
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"H.R. 4253: Illegal Alien Transport and Removal Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4253/.
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H.R. 4253, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4253/.
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