S 3093 115th Congress Senate Immigration Border security and unlawful immigration Child safety and welfare Civil actions and liability Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Department of Justice Detention of persons Family relationships Government buildings, facilities, and property Immigration status and procedures Judges Specialized courts

Keep Families Together and Enforce the Law Act

Introduced: June 20, 2018 Introduced by: Tillis, Thomas Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov

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Jun 21, 2018

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 477.

Jun 20, 2018

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Jun 20, 2018

Introduced in Senate

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Keep Families Together and Enforce the Law Act

This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to extend protective custody over alien children under age 18 who are accompanied by a parent and apprehended at the border or are seeking admission to the United States at a port of entry. DHS must temporarily house an alien child under age 18 in a family residential center during the pendency of civil or criminal proceedings.

DHS must increase the number of available beds in family residential centers. The Department of Justice must increase the number of immigration judge teams to conduct prioritized proceedings for accompanied alien children and families apprehended at the southwest border or who are seeking admission to the United States at a port of entry.

What's happening now June 21, 2018

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 477.

Cosponsors 25