Make the Migrant Protection Protocols Mandatory Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-551
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25]
Introduced: 2025-01-16
Policy area: Immigration
Latest action: action_date: 2025-01-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-01-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Make the Migrant Protection Protocols Mandatory Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to remove certain non-U.S. nationals (<em>aliens</em> 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: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 551 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 16, 2025 Mr. Williams of Texas (for himself, Mr. Gimenez , Mr. Gill of Texas , Mr. Hamadeh of Arizona , Mr. Ellzey , Ms. Van Duyne , Mr. Bergman , Mr. Owens , Ms. Tenney , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mrs. Houchin , Mr. Self , Mr. Wied , Mr. Nehls , Mr. Brecheen , Mr. Perry , Mr. Hunt , Mr. McCormick , Mr. Balderson , Mr. Ogles , Mr. Lawler , Mr. Rogers of Kentucky , Mr. Yakym , Mr. Loudermilk , Mr. Harris of Maryland , Mr. Babin , Mr. Fallon , Ms. Foxx , Mr. Finstad , Ms. Perez , Mr. Alford , Mr. Moore of Alabama , and Mr. Schmidt ) introduced the following bill; which was 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 2025 . 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 .