HR 5294
117th Congress
House
Immigration
Border security and unlawful immigration
Immigration status and procedures
Latin America
Mexico
Make the Migrant Protection Protocols Mandatory Act of 2021
Introduced: September 20, 2021
Introduced by:
Williams, Roger
Republican
· Texas
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Sep 20, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 20, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Make the Migrant Protection Protocols Mandatory Act of 2021
This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to remove certain aliens from the United States while such an alien's application for admission is pending.
Specifically, if an alien arrived by land from a foreign country bordering the United States and the alien is not clearly and beyond a doubt entitled to admission into the United States, DOJ must return that alien to that bordering foreign country while the alien's application for admission is pending. (Currently, DOJ may choose to detain such an alien or return the alien to the bordering foreign country while the application for admission is pending.)
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Committees of jurisdiction
2