Migrant Protection Protocols Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8382
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-26]
Introduced: 2022-07-14
Policy area: Immigration
Latest action: action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-07-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Migrant Protection Protocols Act of 2022 </strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to remove certain aliens from the United States while such an alien's application for admission is pending. </p> <p>Specifically, if an alien arrived by land from a foreign country bordering the United States and the alien is not clearly and beyond a doubt entitled to admission into the United States, DOJ must return that alien to that bordering foreign country while the alien's application for admission is pending. (Currently, DOJ may choose to detain such an alien or return the alien to the bordering foreign country while the application for admission is pending.)</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8382 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 14, 2022 Mr. Gimenez (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey , Mrs. Cammack , Mr. Budd , Mr. Rutherford , and Mr. Cawthorn ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require an alien arriving from a foreign territory contiguous to the United States to return to such territory, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Migrant Protection Protocols Act of 2022 . 2. Treatment of aliens arriving from contiguous territory Section 235(b)(2)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(2)(C) ) is amended by striking may return and inserting shall return .