Migrant Protection Protocols Act of 2022
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.)
[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8382 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8382
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require an alien
arriving from a foreign territory contiguous to the United States to
return to such territory, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 14, 2022
Mr. Gimenez (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mrs. Cammack, Mr.
Budd, Mr. Rutherford, and Mr. Cawthorn) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require an alien
arriving from a foreign territory contiguous to the United States to
return to such territory, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Migrant Protection Protocols Act of
2022''.
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF ALIENS ARRIVING FROM CONTIGUOUS TERRITORY.
Section 235(b)(2)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1225(b)(2)(C)) is amended by striking ``may return'' and
inserting ``shall return''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
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