HR 6692 115th Congress House Immigration Border security and unlawful immigration Child safety and welfare Congressional oversight Crime victims Crimes against women Department of Homeland Security Detention of persons Executive agency funding and structure Family relationships Human trafficking Immigrant health and welfare Immigration status and procedures Public-private cooperation Refugees, asylum, displaced persons Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Alternatives to Detention Act of 2018

Introduced: August 31, 2018 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

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Became law

Oct 9, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Aug 31, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Aug 31, 2018

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Alternatives to Detention Act of 2018

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish programs for providing alternatives to detaining individuals under the immigration laws, including community-based supervision and community support programs. DHS may not detain and must place in an alternative detention program individuals deemed members of a vulnerable population (e.g., asylum seekers, pregnant or nursing women, or crime victims), a parent of a child under age 18, or a caregiver.

DHS must establish the position of Coordinator of Alternatives to Detention and Family Reunification to coordinate the use of alternative detention programs and to reunify parents with children separated from them.

What's happening now October 9, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

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