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HOUSE 1340117th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Immigrant Detainee Legal Rights Act

Last Action
4/28/2021

Actions

  • 2021-04-28Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
  • 2021-02-25Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • 2021-02-25Introduced in House
  • 2021-02-25Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2021-02-25 (00)

Immigrant Detainee Legal Rights Act

This bill directs the Department of Justice to establish an Office of Legal Access Programs within the Executive Office for Immigration Review. The office shall develop and administer programs to educate detained aliens about their legal rights under U.S. immigration law.

The programs shall (1) assist detained aliens in making informed and timely decisions regarding their removal and eligibility for relief from removal; and (2) identify particularly vulnerable aliens, such as unaccompanied children, for right to counsel considerations. The programs may also provide services to detained aliens in specified immigration (detention and removal) and asylum proceedings.

The Department of Homeland Security shall establish procedures to ensure that such programs are available to all detained aliens within five days of arrival into custody, and provide such aliens with various information related to immigration hearing procedures and their rights under immigration law.

The bill also provides funding for the programs.

Cosponsors (6)

  • Theodore Deutch (D-FL)
  • ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
  • John Garamendi (D-CA)
  • JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)
  • Ilhan Omar (D-MN)
  • Albio Sires (D-NJ)

Subjects

  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Administrative remedies
  • Border security and unlawful immigration
  • Congressional oversight
  • Department of Homeland Security
  • Department of Justice
  • Detention of persons
  • Executive agency funding and structure
  • Government information and archives
  • Immigration status and procedures
  • Lawyers and legal services
  • Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
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