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Make the Migrant Protection Protocols Mandatory Act of 2025
To amend section 235(b)(2)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the implementation of the Migrant Protection Protocols.
Summary
This bill makes the Migrant Protection Protocols mandatory for the Department of Homeland Security. The Migrant Protection Protocols require certain asylum seekers who are deemed ineligible for asylum to remain in Mexico while their cases are processed in U.S. immigration courts. Currently, DHS has discretion to implement these protocols; the bill changes this to make implementation mandatory. The change is made by amending section 235(b)(2)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to replace permissive language ("may") with mandatory language ("shall").
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Sponsor (1)
9 cosponsors
- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] (R-ID)
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT)
- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS)
- Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] (R-KS)
- Sen. Moreno, Bernie [R-OH] (R-OH)
- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID)
- Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD)
- Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT)
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC)
Actions (2)
- Jan 16, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · senate
- Jan 16, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 16, 2025
Mrs. Blackburn (for herself, Mr. Daines, Mr. Risch, Mr. Sheehy, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Moran, and Mr. Tillis) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend section 235(b)(2)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the implementation of the Migrant Protection Protocols.
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 “Make the Migrant Protection Protocols Mandatory Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. MANDATORY IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MIGRANT PROTECTION PROTOCOLS.
Section 235(b)(2)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(2)(C)) is amended by striking “may” and inserting “shall”. <all>
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