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S 1051 117th Congress Senate Immigration Immigration status and procedures Judges Judicial procedure and administration Specialized courts

Empowering Immigration Courts Act

Introduced: March 25, 2021 Introduced by: Kennedy, John Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
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Mar 25, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 25, 2021
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Empowering Immigration Courts Act

This bill authorizes immigration judges to impose a fine for contempt in accordance with the criminal code. Currently, the Department of Justice is authorized to prescribe regulations providing immigration judges with such authority, but has not done so.

What's happening now March 25, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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