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Keep Families Together and Enforce the Law Act
Legislative Progress
Introduced
June 21, 2018
Latest Action
August 2, 2018
Primary Sponsor
Eric A. "Rick" CrawfordRepublican(AR)
Momentum (last 30 days)
0
score
0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes
Speed vs cohort
80pct
42d open
vs 7,393 other HR bills in the 115th — cohort avg 50d
Keep Families Together and Enforce the Law Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to extend protective custody over alien children under age 18 who are accompanied by a parent and were apprehended at the border or are seeking admission to the United States at a port of entry. DHS must temporarily house an alien child in a DHS family residential center during the pendency of civil or criminal proceedings. DHS must (1) increase the number of available beds in family residential centers; and (2) secure the written permission of the governor of a state and the congressional delegation representing the state and the district in which any new immigration detention site, including any proposed new family residential center site, is proposed to be located prior to the construction or operation of such site. The Department of Justice must increase the number of immigration judge teams to conduct prioritized proceedings for accompanied alien children and families apprehended at the southwest border or who are seeking admission to the United States at a port of entry.
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2018 · third_quarter · Immigration
KIND advocated on the following legislation: S. 2192, the Secure Act of 2017, all provisions related to unaccompanied children S. 3093/H.R. 6190/H.R. 6181, Keep Families Together and Enforce the Law Act, all provisions related to detention of migrant and refugee families and expansion of family detention facilities S. 3091/H.R. 6195, Protect Kids and Parents Act, all provisions related to detention of migrant and asylum-seeking families, processing of asylum cases, and family separation S. 3227, REUNITE Act, all provisions addressing the separation and reunification of migrant and refugee children and families, and restoration of the Family Case Management Program H.R. 2043/S.2468, Fair Day in Court for Kids, all provisions related to access to legal representation for unaccompanied children S. 3478, The FAMILIES Act, all provisions related to protections for unaccompanied children and the Flores Settlement Agreement, and treatment, detention, or separation of migrant and asylum-seeking children and families. S. 3540, Central America Reform and Enforcement Act, all provisions related to addressing country conditions and root causes of migration, preventing and combating violence (including sexual and gender-based violence), corruption, and impunity; promoting access to legal representation; and strengthening asylum systems and access to protection. H.R. 6193, Central America Family Protection and Reunification Act, all provisions addressing the separation and reunification of migrant and refugee children and families S. 3474, Responsibility for Unaccompanied Minors Act, all provisions related to oversight for unaccompanied children following release, sponsors for unaccompanied children, and post-release services. H.R. 7030, Prevent Child HARM Act, all provisions related to preventing use of information for sponsorship and family reunification for enforcement purposes H.R. 7047/S. 3558, Child Trafficking Victims Protection and Welfare Act, all provisions related to treatment and legal rights of migrant and refugee children at the border, training of staff, screening by child welfare professionals, conditions for children in custody, and tracking of families in immigration system. H.R. 6135/S. 3036, Keep Families Together Act, all provisions related to preventing separation and detention of migrant and refugee families and promoting family unity S. 3567, No Internment Camps Act, all provisions related to family detention, alternatives to detention, Flores Settlement Agreement H.R. 6692, Alternatives to Detention Act of 2018, all provisions related to alternatives to detention and creation of an alternatives to detention coordinator. FY 2019 Department of Homeland Security appropriations bills, report language related to preventing family separation, promoting use of alternatives to detention, and preventing use of information for sponsorship and family reunification for enforcement purposes. FY 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations bills, all provisions related to funding for Unaccompanied Alien Children program and processing of unaccompanied children and families; report language related to access to legal services, prevention of use of information for sponsorship for enforcement, mental health services for unaccompanied children, and a plan for reunifying separated families. FY 2019 State, Foreign Operations and Related Agencies appropriations bills, all provisions and report language related to addressing country conditions and root causes of migration; preventing and combating violence (including sexual and gender-based violence), corruption and impunity; promoting legal representation; and strengthening asylum systems and access to protection. FY 2019 Appropriations "minibus" and continuing resolution, provisions and amendments related to the above appropriations bills. House, legislation related to the creation of an ORR ombudsperson Senate, legislation related to legal status for separated families Senate, legislation related to promoting community-based alternatives to family detention House, legislation addressing interagency tracking, linkage, and sharing of information/records about arriving migrant and refugee families and children House, legislation addressing use of and screening by child welfare professionals at the border Issues/Administrative: Access to legal representation for migrant and asylum-seeking children Detention of and enforcement against migrant and refugee families and children (including separation of families at the border; family reunification; use of family detention and alternatives to detention; screening of and potential ICE enforcement against sponsors; release of children from detention) Protections for immigrant and refugee youth and unaccompanied children (including Flores; TVPRA; UAC determinations; Central American Minors Program; DREAMers; TPS) Administration of the immigration courts/immigration proceedings; discretion and independence of immigration judges Administration of benefits and protections for child asylum seekers, victims of trafficking, and those seeking Special Immigrant Juvenile status Root causes of migration/regional stability (funding and policies to address country conditions and violence, including sexual and gender-based violence, and corruption/impunity; enhancing capacity of protection systems and access to protection) Conditions and safety of children in federal immigration custody (including prevention of sexual abuse and assault) Proposed regulations related to interagency information-sharing; enforcement against sponsors of unaccompanied children Proposed regulations related to the Flores Settlement Agreement Proposed regulations related to public charge
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
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Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)