US Congress House Bill 5383 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 45-0)
Status: Introduced on December 10 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-30 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Makes changes to immigration enforcement, including ending mandatory detention in certain cases. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall not enter into or extend any contract with any public or private for-profit entity to own or operate a facility to detain aliens in DHS custody. The bill provides for various protections related to detaining aliens, such as (1) requiring DHS to make an initial custody determination and establish probable cause within 48 hours of taking an alien into custody, (2) establishing in hearings related to such determinations a presumption that the alien be released, and (3) requiring immigration judges to impose the least restrictive detention conditions necessary. A DHS officer may not interrogate a person as to immigration status based on factors such as the person's race, religion, sexual orientation, or spoken language. The bill removes mandatory detention requirements for certain aliens, such as asylum seekers with a credible fear of persecution. Removal proceedings against certain aliens previously admitted into the United States must commence within five years of the alien becoming deportable or inadmissible. The bill also removes certain crime-related grounds of inadmissibility and deportability. The bill gives immigration judges discretion to provide relief from removal if the removal is not based on certain crime-related grounds. State or local officers are prohibited from performing certain immigration enforcement functions, such as apprehending aliens. The National Crime Information Center database shall not contain an alien's immigration information. The bill repeals provisions providing criminal penalties for improper entry or reentry into the United States.

New Way Forward Act

Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL]	Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]	Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]	Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]	Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM]	Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI]
Rep. Veronica Escobar [D-TX]	Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]	Rep. Sylvia Garcia [D-TX]	Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [D-NY]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]
Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]	Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]
Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]	Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]	Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]	Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]	Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD]
Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Luis Correa [D-CA]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]
Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]	Rep. Madeleine Dean [D-PA]
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Andy Levin [D-MI]	Rep. Al Green [D-TX]
Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-01-30	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
2019-12-10	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2019-12-10	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1571-1572)
2019-12-10	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5383/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5383/BILLS-116hr5383ih.pdf