H.R. 355 119th Congress House

Justice for Jocelyn Act

Official title: To remove aliens who fail to comply with a release order, to enroll all aliens on the nondetained docket of an immigration court in the Alternatives to Detenti… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To remove aliens who fail to comply with a release order, to enroll all aliens on the nondetained docket of an immigration court in the Alternatives to Detention program with continuous GPS monitoring, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 13, 2025 Introduced by: Troy E. Nehls Republican · Texas See on congress.gov

Immigration

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Jan 13, 2025

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Justice for Jocelyn Act

This bill limits Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE’s) Alternatives to Detention program, which supervises non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) subject to removal who are released from the custody of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Specifically, releases under this program are prohibited unless all detention beds are filled and DHS found no alternatives after exercising and exhausting all reasonable options.

The bill requires all individuals on ICE’s nondetained docket to be enrolled in the program and be subject to continuous GPS monitoring and curfew.

Further, the bill requires a non-U.S. national who was arrested and released to be removed in absentia if an immigration officer submits an affidavit to an immigration judge stating that the individual failed to comply with a condition of release.

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THE GEO GROUP, INC.
for THE GEO GROUP, INC. · Florida · 1st Quarter 2025 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

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U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)
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Cosponsors 7

Steube, W. Gregory

Florida · Sep 2, 2025

Gooden, Lance

Texas · May 20, 2025

Boebert, Lauren

Colorado · Apr 14, 2025

Mace, Nancy

South Carolina · Mar 5, 2025

Gill, Brandon

Texas · Jan 31, 2025

Biggs, Andy

Arizona · Jan 13, 2025

Hunt, Wesley

Texas · Jan 13, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 355: Justice for Jocelyn Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-355/

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"H.R. 355: Justice for Jocelyn Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-355/.

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H.R. 355, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-355/.

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