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S 3002 117th Congress Senate Immigration

Stop the SURGE Act of 2021

Introduced: October 19, 2021 Introduced by: Cruz, Ted Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 19, 2021
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop the Surge of Unsafe Rio Grande Encampments Act of 2021 or the Stop the SURGE Act of 2021

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to transfer certain aliens who enter the United States unlawfully to new ports of entry.

Specifically, if DHS encounters such an individual in certain Border Patrol sectors (generally the sectors covering Texas), DHS must immediately transfer the individual to new ports of entry established under this bill in specified locations, including Greenwich, Connecticut, and Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. DHS may not exercise discretion to process such individuals in any location other than the ports of entry created under this bill.

These provisions shall be deemed to have taken effect on September 1, 2021.

What's happening now October 19, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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