S 1580 United States Senate · 117th Congress

Make the Migrant Protection Protocols Mandatory Act of 2021

Summary
Make the Migrant Protection Protocols Mandatory Act of 2021 This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to remove certain aliens from the United States while such an alien's application for admission is pending. Specifically, if an alien arrived by land from a foreign country bordering the United States and the alien is not clearly and beyond a doubt entitled to admission into the United States, DOJ must return that alien to that bordering foreign country while the alien's application for admission is pending. (Currently, DOJ may choose to detain such an alien or return the alien to the bordering foreign country while the application for admission is pending.)
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May 2021
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Introduced May 12, 2021 Last action May 12, 2021
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May 12, 2021
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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May 12, 2021
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