REMAIN in Mexico Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-273
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-TX-26]
Introduced: 2025-01-09
Policy area: Immigration
Latest action: action_date: 2025-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-01-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Return Excessive Migrants and Asylees to International Neighbors in Mexico Act of 2025 or the REMAIN in Mexico Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to implement the Migrant Protection Protocols as outlined in the January 25, 2019, memo titled <em>Policy Guidance for Implementation of the Migrant Protection Protocols</em>.</p><p>(The protocols generally required aliens who are not clearly admissible, including those seeking asylum, arriving by land along the U.S.-Mexico border to be returned to Mexico while their immigration proceedings are pending, rather than remain in the United States. On January 21, 2021, DHS stopped applying the protocols to newly-arrived individuals.)</p>

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 273 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 9, 2025 Mr. Gill of Texas (for himself, Ms. Mace , Mr. Ogles , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Burlison , Mr. Nehls , Mr. Cloud , Mr. Higgins of Louisiana , Ms. Malliotakis , Ms. Tenney , Mr. Wied , Mr. Moore of West Virginia , Ms. Boebert , Mr. Arrington , Mr. Davidson , Mr. Crane , Mr. Crenshaw , Mr. Brecheen , Mr. Donalds , Mr. Self , Mr. Hudson , Mrs. Houchin , Mrs. Miller of Illinois , Mr. Mills , Mr. Palmer , Mr. Yakym , Mr. Rulli , Mr. Biggs of Arizona , Mr. Sessions , Mr. Lawler , Mr. Messmer , Mr. Downing , Mr. McGuire , Mr. Pfluger , Mr. Perry , Mr. Harris of Maryland , Ms. Hageman , Mr. Fry , Mr. Babin , Ms. Van Duyne , Mr. Balderson , Mr. Hern of Oklahoma , Mr. Begich , Mr. Harris of North Carolina , Mr. Evans of Colorado , Mr. Harrigan , Mr. Huizenga , Mr. Dunn of Florida , Mr. Finstad , Mr. Norman , Mr. Smith of Missouri , Mr. Langworthy , Mr. Ellzey , Mr. Aderholt , Mr. Barrett , Mr. Gooden , Mr. Rogers of Kentucky , Mr. Bacon , Mr. Hamadeh of Arizona , Mr. Moran , Mr. Hunt , Mr. Guest , Mr. Bean of Florida , Ms. Foxx , Ms. Greene of Georgia , Mr. Taylor , Mr. Wilson of South Carolina , Mr. Bost , Mr. Zinke , Mr. Collins , Mr. Estes , Mr. Alford , Mr. Clyde , Mrs. Luna , Mr. Bergman , Mr. Schmidt , Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas , Mr. Fleischmann , Mr. Ciscomani , Mrs. Fischbach , Mr. McCaul , Mr. Moolenaar , Mr. Moore of Utah , Mr. Carter of Georgia , and Mr. McDowell ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to continue to implement the Migrant Protection Protocols, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Return Excessive Migrants and Asylees to International Neighbors in Mexico Act of 2025 or the REMAIN in Mexico Act of 2025 . 2. Migrant Protection Protocols Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall implement the Migrant Protection Protocols in accordance with the memorandum of Secretary of Homeland Security Nielsen entitled Policy Guidance for Implementation of the Migrant Protection Protocols , dated January 25, 2019.