Upholding the Law at Our Border Act
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security's Inspector General to regularly investigate and report on how people apprehended at the southwest border are processed. Specifically, it mandates reports every 60 days (until monthly apprehensions drop below 35,000 for three months) detailing vetting, releases, parole decisions, asylum applications, removal proceedings, and monitoring of individuals released without detention. The reports must cover specific data points like the number of people released without tracking devices, those given reporting notices, and where released individuals were resettled. The bill directly affects DHS operations and its oversight, focusing on transparency in border processing procedures rather than changing immigration laws.
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Feb 2023
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Introduced Feb 7, 2023
Last action Feb 7, 2023
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Feb 7, 2023
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1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
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