HRES 708
114th Congress
House
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the immigration policies of the United States should reduce automatic removal and detention, restore due process for immigrants, and repeal…
Official title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the immigration policies of the United States should reduce automatic removal and detention, restore … Show full official titleShow less
Official title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the immigration policies of the United States should reduce automatic removal and detention, restore due process for immigrants, and repeal unnecessary barriers to legal immigration.
Immigration
Border security and unlawful immigrationCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDetention of personsDue process and equal protection
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Human rightsImmigration status and proceduresIntergovernmental relationsJudgesJudicial review and appealsLaw enforcement administration and fundingState and local government operations
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
May 17, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Apr 27, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 27, 2016
Introduced in House
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Latest action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Plain-English summary
Supports immigration legislation that:
- acknowledges that immigrants and their families have inherent dignity and are deserving of human rights;
- restores immigration system fairness by updating the definition of "aggravated felony";
- restores discretion to immigration judges to waive grounds of inadmissibility and deportability based on family and community equities, humanitarian considerations, other individualized circumstances, or because it is in the public interest;
- restores judicial review of case decisions to protect due process;
- eliminates mandatory detention and prolonged detention for immigrants and preserves the Department of Homeland Security's authority to exercise detention discretion;
- repeals programs that permit local law authorities to enforce federal immigration laws; and
- repeals the 3-year, 10-year, and permanent bars and other unnecessary barriers to legal immigration.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 708: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the immigration policies of the United States should reduce automatic removal and detention, restore due process for immigrants, and repeal unnecessary barriers to legal immigration.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-708/
"H. Res. 708: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the immigration policies of the United States should reduce automatic removal and detention, restore due process for immigrants, and repeal unnecessary barriers to legal immigration.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-708/.
H. Res. 708, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-708/.
[H. Res. 708: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the immigration policies of the United States should reduce automatic removal and detention, restore due process for immigrants, and repeal unnecessary barriers to legal immigration.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-708/)