ATD Act

Bill: 118-hr-8548
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22]
Introduced: 2024-05-23
Policy area: Immigration
Latest action: action_date: 2024-05-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8548 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 23, 2024 Mr. Nehls introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To remove aliens who fail to comply with a release order, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Accountability Through Deportation Act or the ATD Act . 2. Removal of aliens who fail to comply with release order Section 240(b)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1229a(b)(5) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (F) Failure to comply with release order In the case that an immigration officer submits an affidavit to an immigration judge stating that an alien failed to comply with a condition of release under section 236(a), such alien shall be ordered removed in absentia. .