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H.R. 7068 115th Congress House

End Catch and Release Act

Official title: To close loopholes in the immigration laws that serve as incentives to aliens to attempt to enter the United States unlawfully, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 16, 2018 See on congress.gov
Immigration Administrative remediesBorder security and unlawful immigrationChild safety and welfareDepartment of Homeland Security
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Detention of personsEvidence and witnessesFamily relationshipsFederal preemptionForeign language and bilingual programsFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment studies and investigationsImmigration status and proceduresInternational law and treatiesLawyers and legal servicesLicensing and registrationsRefugees, asylum, displaced personsState and local government operations
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Nov 15, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Oct 16, 2018
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
Oct 16, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 15, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

End Catch and Release Act

This bill modifies provisions related to unaccompanied inadmissible alien children, such as directing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to repatriate such children, where DHS currently has discretion whether to do so. It also modifies provisions relating to asylum seekers, including raising the standard of proof required to establish a credible fear of persecution.

 Related & companion bills 6
  • HR 495 Protection of Children Act of 2017
  • HR 4760 Securing America's Future Act of 2018
  • HR 6134 Equal Protection of Unaccompanied Minors Act
  • HR 6136 Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018
  • HR 6173 To amend section 235 of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to clarify t…
  • HR 6204 Families First Act of 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7068: End Catch and Release Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7068/
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"H.R. 7068: End Catch and Release Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7068/.
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H.R. 7068, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7068/.
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