End the Migrant Protection Protocols Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-5207
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34]
Introduced: 2019-11-20
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration

Immigration status and procedures

Latin America

Mexico
Latest action: action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-11-20
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>End the Migrant Protection Protocols Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill revokes the Department of Homeland Security's statutory authority to return an alien to a contiguous country while removal proceedings are pending against that alien, if the alien arrived in the United States by land from that contiguous country. </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5207 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 20, 2019 Mr. Vela introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend section 235 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to remove authorization to implement the Migrant Protection Protocols, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the End the Migrant Protection Protocols Act of 2019 . 2. Authorization to implement the Migrant Protection Protocols removed Section 235(b)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(2) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C) and inserting subparagraph (B) ; and (2) by striking subparagraph (C).