Unaccompanied Alien Child Protection Act of 2005
Latest action · Apr 4, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 8, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Unaccompanied Alien Child Protection Act of 2005 - Establishes procedures for immigration officers who find an unaccompanied alien child at a U.S. land border or point of entry who is a national or habitual resident of a contiguous country.
Establishes that other unaccompanied alien children, including trafficking victims, shall be in the care of the Office of Refugee Resettlement, except that such children who threaten U.S. security or who are charged with or have been convicted of a felony shall be in the care of the Directorate of Border and Transportation Security.
Sets forth a family reunification preference order.
Prohibits, with an exception for violent children, detention in adult or delinquent children facilities. Directs the Office to develop procedures for detention and prohibited detention practices.
Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States Government should ensure that it does not repatriate children in its custody into life- and safety-threatening settings.
Directs the Secretary of State to include in the annual State Department Country Report on Human Rights an assessment of the degree to which each country protects children from smugglers and traffickers.
Directs the Office, with respect to unaccompanied alien children in the custody of the Office or the Department of Homeland Security, to develop age determination procedures. States that the Office should ensure that all such children have competent immigration counsel. Directs the Executive Office for Immigration Review to develop model guidelines for legal representation of children.
Authorizes the Office to provide that each unaccompanied child have a guardian ad litem. Requires the Office to implement a pilot program for the appointment of guardians ad litem.
Amends special immigrant juvenile provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Expresses congressional commendation of the Immigration and Naturalization Service' s issuance of its "Guidelines for Children's Asylum Claims." Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide immigration officers with related training.
Exempts unaccompanied alien children from certain removal and asylum provisions.
Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to set forth additional responsibilities and authorities of the Office with respect to unaccompanied alien children.
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 8, 2005 to Apr 25, 2006; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-UT | Chris Cannon | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| R-PA | Melissa A. Hart | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Apr 12, 2005 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Apr 12, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Apr 12, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Jun 30, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Jun 30, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Jun 30, 2005 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jun 30, 2005 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Jan 31, 2006 | |
| R-PA | Curt Weldon | Jan 31, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Juanita Millender-McDonald | Jan 31, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Mar 8, 2005 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Apr 4, 2005 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 4, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
- Mar 8, 2005Introduced in House
- Mar 8, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E383)
- Mar 8, 2005Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E383 | Zoe Lofgren D-CA | Mar 8, 2005 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 119 | Unaccompanied Alien Child Protection Act of 2005 | Identical bill | Feb 6, 2006 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for the protection of unaccompanied alien children, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Unaccompanied Alien Child Protection Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
- Administrative procedure
- Administrative remedies
- Adoption
- Age
- Agriculture and Food
- Aliens
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Authorization
- Border patrols
- Canada
- Child abuse
- Child health
- Child safety
- Child sexual abuse
- Child welfare
- Children's rights
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Congress
- Congress and foreign policy
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Correctional institutions
- Court records
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal aliens
- Criminal investigation
- Curricula
- Custody of children
- Damages
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Department of Homeland Security
- Deportation
- Detention of persons
- Diet
- Disciplining of employees
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Elementary and secondary education
- Employee training
- Evidence (Law)
- Families
- Federal employees
- Federal law enforcement officers
- Fines (Penalties)
- Foster home care
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government service contracts
- Grants-in-aid
- Group homes
- Guardian and ward
- Health
- Human rights
- Illegal aliens
- Immigrant education
- Immigrant health
- Immigrants
- Immigration
- International Affairs
- Juvenile delinquency
- Labor and Employment
- Language and languages
- Latin America
- Law
- Legal aid
- Legal education
- Legal ethics
- Legal fees
- Legal services
- Licenses
- Limitation of actions
- Local officials
- Mental health services
- Mexicans
- Mexico
- Nonprofit organizations
- Parent and child
- Parole
- Political persecution
- Prosecution
- Recruiting of employees
- Refugees
- Religion
- Repatriation
- Right of asylum
- Right of privacy
- Right to counsel
- Smuggling
- Social Welfare
- Social work
- Standards
- State officials
- Subcontractors
- Teacher education
- Translating and interpreting
- Trauma care
- Visas
- Witnesses
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 8, 2005Introduced in House
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