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HR 5767 116th Congress House

ENSURE Act of 2020

Official title: To defer the removal of certain Eritrean nationals for a 24-month period, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 5, 2020 Introduced by: Omar, Ilhan Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Latest action February 5, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Eritrean Nationals' Safety from Unjust Removal or Expulsion Act or the ENSURE Act of 2020

This bill defers the removal of qualified Eritrean nationals for 24 months starting from this bill's enactment. To qualify, a Eritrean national must have been (1) ordered removed to Eritrea before this bill's enactment, and (2) continuously present in the United States since this bill's enactment.

The Department of Homeland Security may not detain a qualified individual for immigration status reasons or because the individual moved to reopen certain immigration proceedings.

Generally, a qualified individual shall have work authorization unless the individual is subject to extradition. An extradition based on a not-credible accusation that the individual committed crimes against humanity shall not disqualify the individual from receiving work authorization.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 24
All 24 Democratic 22
D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Feb 12, 2020
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Carson, André
Indiana · Feb 5, 2020
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Feb 5, 2020
CLAY, WM.
· Feb 5, 2020
 D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Feb 5, 2020
ENGEL, ELIOT
· Feb 5, 2020
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Feb 5, 2020
 D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Feb 5, 2020
 D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Feb 5, 2020
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Feb 5, 2020
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Feb 5, 2020
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Feb 5, 2020
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Feb 5, 2020
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 5, 2020
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Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Feb 5, 2020
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 5, 2020
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Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Feb 5, 2020
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Feb 5, 2020
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Feb 5, 2020
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Feb 5, 2020
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 5, 2020
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Feb 5, 2020
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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Feb 5, 2020
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Feb 5, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5767: ENSURE Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5767/
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"H.R. 5767: ENSURE Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5767/.
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H.R. 5767, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5767/.
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