Make the Migrant Protection Protocols Mandatory Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1479
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]
Introduced: 2023-05-09
Policy area: Immigration
Latest action: action_date: 2023-05-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-05-09
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Make the Migrant Protection Protocols Mandatory Act of 2023</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to remove certain non-U.S. nationals (<i>aliens</i> under federal law) from the United States while such an individual's application for admission is pending. </p> <p>Specifically, if such an individual arrived by land from a foreign country bordering the United States and the individual is not clearly and beyond a doubt entitled to admission into the United States, DOJ must return that individual to that bordering foreign country while the individual's application for admission is pending. (Currently, DOJ may choose to detain such an individual or return the individual to the bordering foreign country while the application for admission is pending.)</p>

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1479 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 9, 2023 Mrs. Blackburn (for herself, Ms. Lummis , Mr. Braun , and Mr. Daines ) 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Make the Migrant Protection Protocols Mandatory Act of 2023 . 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 .