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Safe Check-Ins for Immigrants Act
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide an option for virtual periodic appearances for aliens pending a decision on whether the alien is to be removed from the United States, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow aliens who have been released from custody pending a removal decision to satisfy their required periodic check-ins with immigration officers or case managers through virtual video teleconference instead of in-person appearances. The bill applies to aliens released under certain provisions of immigration law who are required to appear periodically as a condition of their release. This change would provide an option for remote appearances for immigrants awaiting decisions on whether they will be removed from the United States.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY)
1 cosponsor
Actions (2)
- Apr 20, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Apr 20, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 20, 2026
Ms. Meng introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide an option for virtual periodic appearances for aliens pending a decision on whether the alien is to be removed from the United States, 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 “Safe Check-Ins for Immigrants Act”.
SEC. 2. VIRTUAL PERIODIC APPEARANCES FOR ALIENS PENDING A DECISION ON WHETHER THE ALIEN IS TO BE REMOVED FROM THE UNITED STATES.
Section 236 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1226) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(g) Virtual Periodic Appearances.—
“(1) In general.—The Secretary of Homeland Security shall permit an alien described in paragraph (2) to appear virtually by video teleconference to satisfy the requirement described in paragraph (2)(B).
“(2) Alien described.—An alien described in this paragraph is an alien who—
“(A) is released under subsection (a)(2); and
“(B) is required to appear before an immigration officer (or before a case manager pursuant to an alternatives to detention program) periodically pending a decision on whether the alien is to be removed from the United States as a condition of such release.”. <all>
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