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Migrant Due Process Protection Act
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that an alien may request that a removal proceeding take place through video conference or through telephone conference, and for other purposes.
Summary
The bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a right for immigrants in removal proceedings to request that their hearings take place via video conference or telephone conference instead of in person. Immigration judges are required to grant such requests unless the immigrant is in custody of the Secretary. The provision ensures that remote proceedings are conducted without prejudice to the immigrant's case.
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Sponsor (1)
16 cosponsors
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA)
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY)
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA)
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL)
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY)
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA)
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA)
- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY)
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN)
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL)
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD)
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR)
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA)
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV)
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI)
Actions (2)
- Dec 2, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Dec 2, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 2, 2025
Ms. Bonamici (for herself, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Norton, Ms. Titus, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Omar, Ms. Salinas, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. Kennedy of New York, Ms. Clarke of New York, and Ms. Jayapal) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that an alien may request that a removal proceeding take place through video conference or through telephone conference, 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 Due Process Protection Act”.
SEC. 2. RIGHT OF AN ALIEN TO REQUEST VIRTUAL REMOVAL PROCEEDING.
Section 240(b)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229a(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(C) Right to request virtual proceeding.—For an alien (except in the case of an alien who is in the custody of the Secretary) who requests that the proceeding take place through video conference or through telephone conference, the immigration judge shall grant such request, and shall ensure that there is no prejudice to the alien during the proceeding.”. <all>
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