BOND Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8915
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Cawthorn, Madison [R-NC-11]
Introduced: 2022-09-20
Policy area: Immigration
Latest action: action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-09-20
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Buttressing Our National Defense Act of 2022 or the BOND Act of 2022</strong></p> <p>This bill amends provisions related to the detention of non-U.S. nationals (<em>aliens</em> under federal law). </p> <p>For example, the bill (1) increases to $3,000 (currently $1,500) the minimum amount of a security bond that the Department of Homeland Security may require before releasing a detained non-U.S. national from custody while a decision is pending as to whether to remove that non-U.S. national from the United States, (2) allows for the detention of a non-U.S. national who is a suspected terrorist for up to 30 days (currently 7 days) before that individual must be placed in removal proceedings or charged with a crime, and (3) increases the length of time such an individual may be detained. </p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8915 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 20, 2022 Mr. Cawthorn introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the apprehension and detention of certain aliens, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Buttressing Our National Defense Act of 2022 or the BOND Act of 2022 . 2. Apprehension and detention of certain aliens Section 236(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1266(a)(2) ) is amended by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following: (A) bond of at least $3,000 with security approved by, and containing conditions prescribed by, the Secretary of Homeland Security; or . 3. Mandatory detention of suspected terrorists and members of other criminal organizations Section 236A(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1226A(a) ) is amended— (1) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: (2) Release Except as provided in paragraphs (5) and (6), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall maintain custody of such an alien until the alien is removed from the United States. Except as provided in paragraph (6), such custody shall be maintained irrespective of any relief from removal for which the alien may be eligible, or any relief from removal granted the alien, until the Secretary of Homeland Security determines that the alien is no longer an alien who may be certified under paragraph (3). ; (2) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following: (5) Commencement of proceedings The Secretary of Homeland Security shall place an alien detained under paragraph (1) in removal proceedings, or shall charge the alien with a criminal offense, not later than 30 days after the commencement of such detention. If the requirement of the preceding sentence is not satisfied, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall release the alien. ; (3) by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following new paragraph: (6) Limitation on indefinite detention An alien detained solely under paragraph (1) who has not been removed under section 1231(a)(1)(A) of this title, and whose removal is unlikely in the reasonably foreseeable future for reasons other than the alien’s home country’s refusal to issue appropriate travel documents for the alien or otherwise accept return of the alien, may be detained for additional periods of up to two years. ; and (4) in subsection (b)(2)(A)— (A) in clause (ii), by striking the semicolon and inserting ; or ; (B) in clause (iii), by striking ; or and inserting a period; and (C) by striking clause (iv).