H.R. 8381 · 119th Congress · House

Safe Check-Ins for Immigrants Act

Active· Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced
Apr 20, 26
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
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119TH CONGRESS2D SESSION

H. R. 8381

A BILL

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide an option for virtual periodic appearances for aliens pending a decision on whether the alien is to be removed from the United States, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the Safe Check-Ins for Immigrants Act.

SEC. 2. VIRTUAL PERIODIC APPEARANCES FOR ALIENS PENDING A DECISION ON WHETHER THE ALIEN IS TO BE REMOVED FROM THE UNITED STATES.

Section 236 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1226) is amended by adding at the end the following:

  1. (g)
    Virtual periodic appearances—
    1. (1)
      In general—

      The Secretary of Homeland Security shall permit an alien described in paragraph (2) to appear virtually by video teleconference to satisfy the requirement described in paragraph (2)(B).

    2. (2)
      Alien described—

      An alien described in this paragraph is an alien who—

      1. (A)

        is released under subsection (a)(2); and

      2. (B)

        is required to appear before an immigration officer (or before a case manager pursuant to an alternatives to detention program) periodically pending a decision on whether the alien is to be removed from the United States as a condition of such release.

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