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Make the Migrant Protection Protocols Mandatory Act of 2025

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Introduced:
Jan 16, 2025
Policy Area:
Immigration

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Jan 16, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Introduced in House - Jan 16, 2025 00
<p><strong>Make the Migrant Protection Protocols Mandatory Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to remove certain non-U.S. nationals (<em>aliens</em> under federal law) from the United States while such an individual's application for admission is pending.</p><p>Specifically, if such an individual arrived by land from a foreign country bordering the United States and the individual is not clearly and beyond a doubt entitled to admission into the United States, DOJ must return that individual to that bordering foreign country while the individual's application for admission is pending. (Currently, DOJ may choose to detain such an individual or return the individual to the bordering foreign country while the application for admission is pending.)</p>

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Type: IntroReferral | Source: House floor actions | Code: H11100
Jan 16, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: Intro-H
Jan 16, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: 1000
Jan 16, 2025

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Immigration (Policy Area)

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Introduced in House

Jan 16, 2025

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Length: 1,813 characters Version: Introduced in House Version Date: Jan 16, 2025 Last Updated: Nov 15, 2025 2:11 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 551 Introduced in House

(IH) ]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 551

To amend
section 235 (b) (2) (C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the implementation of the Migrant Protection Protocols.

(b)

(2)
(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to
require the implementation of the Migrant Protection Protocols.

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 16, 2025

Mr. Williams of Texas (for himself, Mr. Gimenez, Mr. Gill of Texas, Mr.
Hamadeh of Arizona, Mr. Ellzey, Ms. Van Duyne, Mr. Bergman, Mr. Owens,
Ms. Tenney, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mrs. Houchin, Mr. Self, Mr. Wied, Mr.
Nehls, Mr. Brecheen, Mr. Perry, Mr. Hunt, Mr. McCormick, Mr. Balderson,
Mr. Ogles, Mr. Lawler, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. Yakym, Mr.
Loudermilk, Mr. Harris of Maryland, Mr. Babin, Mr. Fallon, Ms. Foxx,
Mr. Finstad, Ms. Perez, Mr. Alford, Mr. Moore of Alabama, and Mr.
Schmidt) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To amend
section 235 (b) (2) (C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the implementation of the Migrant Protection Protocols.

(b)

(2)
(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to
require the implementation of the Migrant Protection Protocols.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.

This Act may be cited as the ``Make the Migrant Protection
Protocols Mandatory Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2.
Section 235 (b) (2) (C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.

(b)

(2)
(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1225

(b)

(2)
(C) ) is amended by striking ``may'' and inserting
``shall''.
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