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- Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-Florida-28]
- Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-Texas-26]
- Rep. Hamadeh, Abraham J. [R-Arizona-8]
- Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-Texas-6]
- Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-Texas-24]
- Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-Michigan-1]
- Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-Utah-4]
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-New York-24]
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-Texas-14]
- Rep. Houchin, Erin [R-Indiana-9]
- Rep. Self, Keith [R-Texas-3]
- Rep. Wied, Tony [R-Wisconsin-8]
- Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-Texas-22]
- Rep. Brecheen, Josh [R-Oklahoma-2]
- Rep. Perry, Scott [R-Pennsylvania-10]
- Rep. Hunt, Wesley [R-Texas-38]
- Rep. McCormick, Richard [R-Georgia-7]
- Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-Ohio-12]
- Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-Tennessee-5]
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-New York-17]
AI Summary This summary was generated by AI from the bill text. AI can get information wrong.
This bill would make the federal government use the Migrant Protection Protocols every time the law allows it under this part of the immigration rules. In simple terms, it changes the policy from something the government “may” do to something it “must” do. The goal is to require certain people seeking entry to wait outside the United States, usually in Mexico, while their immigration cases are handled.
- It changes one word in the immigration law: “may” becomes “shall,” which makes the policy mandatory instead of optional.
- The bill applies to section 235(b)(2)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, the part tied to the Migrant Protection Protocols.
- Supporters want this policy to be used consistently, rather than left to the choice of future administrations.
Official Summaries
Make the Migrant Protection Protocols Mandatory Act of 2025
This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to remove certain non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) from the United States while such an individual's application for admission is pending.
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.)
Current Full Text
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 551 Introduced in House (IH)]
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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.
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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
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A BILL
To amend section 235(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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Make the Migrant Protection
Protocols Mandatory Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. MANDATORY IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MIGRANT PROTECTION PROTOCOLS.
Section 235(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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