HR 883 116th Congress House Immigration Border security and unlawful immigration Family relationships Immigration status and procedures Refugees, asylum, displaced persons

Families Belong Together Act

Introduced: January 30, 2019 Introduced by: Castro, Joaquin Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

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Became law

Mar 25, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Jan 30, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Jan 30, 2019

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Families Belong Together Act

This bill grants lawful permanent resident status to certain aliens who were separated from immediate family members by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Children and their legal guardians or parents shall be eligible if DHS separated them and failed to demonstrate in a hearing that the legal guardian or parent was unfit or presented a danger to the child. Such a child shall be eligible whether he or she remained in the custody of DHS or the Office of Refugee Settlement, was released to a sponsor, or repatriated to his or her country of origin.

Individuals who are inadmissible for various grounds, including those related to criminal activity or security concerns, shall not be eligible.

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services shall grant all applications from eligible individuals for humanitarian parole or for lawful permanent resident status, and no application fees may be charged.

What's happening now March 25, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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