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Protecting Sensitive Locations Act

Introduced: February 6, 2019 Introduced by: Espaillat, Adriano Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Mar 25, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Feb 6, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 6, 2019
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Sensitive Locations Act

This bill prohibits immigration enforcement actions within 1,000 feet of a sensitive location unless there are exigent circumstances or if written prior approval has been obtained from certain officials.

Sensitive locations include

  • health care facilities;
  • schools and school bus stops;
  • places that provide assistance for people such as children, pregnant women, and abuse victims;
  • places that provide disaster or emergency services;
  • places of worship;
  • courthouses and lawyers' offices; and
  • public assistance offices.

The prohibition shall apply to Department of Homeland Security officers and agents, as well as state employees pursuing immigration enforcement actions.

If an enforcement action is carried out in violation of this prohibition (1) no information resulting from the action may be entered into the record in a resulting removal proceeding, and (2) the affected alien may move to immediately terminate such a proceeding.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall annually report to Congress about enforcement actions taken at sensitive locations in the preceding year.

What's happening now March 25, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 41
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Chu, Judy
California · Jan 17, 2020
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jan 8, 2020
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Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Jan 8, 2020
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Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Dec 10, 2019
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Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Dec 3, 2019
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Lieu, Ted
California · Nov 12, 2019
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Nov 12, 2019
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Nov 8, 2019
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Sep 16, 2019
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jul 15, 2019
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Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Jul 15, 2019
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DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Jul 12, 2019
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Panetta, Jimmy
California · Jul 12, 2019
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jul 11, 2019
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Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Jun 19, 2019
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Aguilar, Pete
California · Jun 18, 2019
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jun 10, 2019
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jun 4, 2019
D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · May 30, 2019
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 30, 2019
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · May 30, 2019
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Soto, Darren
Florida · May 23, 2019
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Apr 25, 2019
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Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Feb 28, 2019
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Meng, Grace
New York · Feb 28, 2019
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Gomez, Jimmy
California · Feb 25, 2019
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Feb 25, 2019
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Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Feb 25, 2019
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Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Feb 22, 2019
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 14, 2019
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Feb 14, 2019
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Feb 11, 2019
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Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Feb 11, 2019
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Feb 11, 2019
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 11, 2019
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 11, 2019
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Feb 11, 2019
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Feb 6, 2019
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Feb 6, 2019
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García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Feb 6, 2019
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Feb 6, 2019