Immigration

in committee · United States · House May 13, 2025

HR 3362: Justice for Angel Families Act

This bill amends the Victims of Crime Act to expand compensation for "angel families" - immediate family members of homicide victims caused by undocumented immigrants (under INA 212(a)(6)(A)(i)) or international drug cartel members (under Controlled Substances Act). It adds coverage for emotional distress-related wage loss and medical expenses, alongside existing medical, funeral, and physical injury costs. The bill also creates a new Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement Office within Homeland Security to provide victims and families with support services, referrals, and criminal history information, while requiring annual reports tracking crime demographics, locations, and perpetrator patterns. These changes directly affect families of homicide victims where the perpetrator fits the specified categories of immigration or drug trafficking violations.

Topics ✗ ImmigrationOpposes ImmigrationExpands victim compensation for crimes by undocumented immigrants/drug cartels, creating enforcement-focused office targeting immigration-related crimes.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Enforcement

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in committee · United States · Senate Mar 14, 2025

S 1079: Restoring Law and Order Act of 2025

S 1079, the Restoring Law and Order Act of 2025, creates a federal grant program to provide state and local law enforcement agencies (including tribal entities) with funding to address specific crime priorities. The grants fund hiring officers, targeting vehicle thefts and carjackings, prosecuting violent crime (including repeat offenders), using bail/pretrial detention for dangerous offenders, combating drug/fentanyl crimes, processing evidence faster, and deporting criminal aliens. The $500 million appropriation for fiscal year 2026 (with funds available until 2030) comes from rescinded unobligated balances previously allocated for diversity initiatives. Agencies receiving grants must maintain audit records and allow oversight of fund usage by the Attorney General.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill allocates $500M federal grant program for law enforcement funding, directly advancing government spending on public safety priorities.95% confidence ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeMandates pretrial detention for dangerous offenders, reducing defendant rights, and prioritizes enforcement over reform indicators.90% confidence ✗ ImmigrationOpposes ImmigrationFunds deportation of criminal aliens, increasing enforcement against immigrants per bill's explicit language on deporting criminal aliens.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Appropriations Audits & Accountability Law Enforcement Violent Crime

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in committee · United States · House Nov 20, 2025

HR 6225: PAUSE Act of 2025

This bill would pause most visa issuances and immigration status approvals until specific conditions are met under immigration law. It prohibits access to public schools for unauthorized immigrants, restricts citizenship eligibility to children born in the U.S. with at least one U.S. citizen or permanent resident parent, and bars certain benefits like Medicare, food assistance, and student loans for most non-citizens. The bill also imposes a $100,000 fee on H-1B work visa applications starting in 2026, terminates the Optional Practical Training program for international students, and repeals the Diversity Visa lottery program. These provisions directly affect immigrants seeking visas, students, and applicants for specific immigration pathways.

Topics ✗ EducationOpposes EducationProhibits unauthorized immigrants from public schools and bars student loans for non-citizens, restricting educational access and financial aid.95% confidence ✗ HealthcareOpposes HealthcareBars Medicare access for non-citizens, restricting healthcare coverage and benefits as explicitly stated in the bill summary.95% confidence ✗ ImmigrationOpposes ImmigrationRestricts public school access, citizenship eligibility, benefits, and imposes high H-1B fees, clearly limiting immigrant rights and services.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Medicare Citizenship & Naturalization DACA & Dreamers Work Authorization

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in committee · United States · Senate Jan 30, 2025

SJRES 8: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Increase of the Automatic Extension Period of Employment Authorization and Documentation for Certain Employment Authorization Document Renewal Applicants".

This bill (SJRES 8) is a congressional resolution seeking to block a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rule. The rule, published in the Federal Register on December 13, 2024, would have increased the automatic extension period for Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) for certain renewal applicants. If approved, the resolution would prevent this DHS rule from taking effect, directly affecting non-citizens in the U.S. whose work permits are pending renewal. The resolution uses a statutory process (Chapter 8 of Title 5, U.S. Code) to disapprove the rule, not to create new policy.

Topics ✗ ImmigrationOpposes ImmigrationBlocks DHS rule extending EAD renewal periods, restricting work authorization for immigrant applicants awaiting renewal.95% confidence ✗ Labor & EmploymentOpposes Labor & EmploymentBill blocks DHS rule that would extend work authorization for non-citizens pending EAD renewal, directly restricting their employment rights and work authorization continuity.95% confidence

Sub-Topics DACA & Dreamers Driver Licenses & IDs Work Authorization

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in committee · United States · House Feb 5, 2025

HR 1037: Voter Eligibility Verification Act of 2025

HR 1037, the Voter Eligibility Verification Act of 2025, amends a 1996 federal law to require state election officials to provide immigration status information for individuals on potential voter lists within 15 days when requested by a state Attorney General or Secretary of State. This bill directly affects state election administrators who must now verify voter eligibility using immigration data upon formal request. The key provision establishes a 15-day deadline for states to share this information, creating a new administrative requirement for voter eligibility checks. The bill focuses on modifying existing federal law to facilitate state-level verification processes without changing voter eligibility criteria.

Topics ✗ ImmigrationOpposes ImmigrationMandates sharing immigration status data for voter verification, enabling stricter enforcement and potential restrictions on immigrant voting access per federal law amendment.92% confidence

Sub-Topics Enforcement Work Authorization Tags Elections

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in committee · United States · House Aug 22, 2025

HR 5026: ALCATRAZ Act

HR 5026, the ALCATRAZ Act, establishes a federal grant program to reimburse state and local governments for costs related to detaining migrants at facilities within their jurisdictions, starting January 20, 2025. Eligible states or localities must apply to the DHS Secretary for reimbursement, with funding coming from redirected FEMA shelter funds. The bill requires DHS to submit a 90-day report detailing plans for rapidly building new detention facilities and identifying underused federal or state funds that could support the program. This legislation directly affects state and local governments operating migrant detention facilities by providing financial support for their detention costs.

Topics ✗ ImmigrationOpposes ImmigrationFunds state migrant detention via federal reimbursement, enabling increased enforcement. Directly supports state-level immigration enforcement actions per bill's core mechanism.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Detention Enforcement Sanctuary Policies

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in committee · United States · House Feb 12, 2026

HR 7538: Migrant Child Safety Act

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to collect detailed information about sponsors before placing unaccompanied migrant children with them, including background checks, addresses, immigration status, and DNA proof for relatives. It mandates in-person home visits, electronic monitoring for non-citizen sponsors, and a $5,000 bond to ensure children attend immigration hearings. HHS must share all collected data with Homeland Security (DHS), which must verify sponsors’ immigration status and may initiate removal proceedings for unlawfully present sponsors. The bill also requires follow-up checks and reporting to child safety authorities if contact with sponsors is lost, directly affecting unaccompanied migrant children and their sponsors.

Topics ✗ ImmigrationOpposes ImmigrationMandates strict sponsor verification, electronic monitoring, and bonds, increasing enforcement barriers for migrant children's placement.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Enforcement

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in committee · United States · House Jun 12, 2025

HR 4001: Prohibition on Funding to CECOT Act

HR 4001, the "Prohibition on Funding to CECOT Act," bans all U.S. federal funding for the CECOT prison in El Salvador and related activities. It prohibits current and future federal funds for the prison's construction, maintenance, operation, associated training/equipment, or costs of detaining individuals transported from the U.S. to El Salvador, including those held under immigration laws. The bill also requires rescinding any unspent funds previously allocated for these purposes and mandates a 90-day report detailing existing funding, contracts, and plans to reallocate or return funds. This directly affects U.S. government spending mechanisms and international aid programs involving the CECOT facility.

Topics ✗ ImmigrationOpposes ImmigrationBill explicitly bans federal funding for a detention facility in El Salvador used for immigration enforcement, directly restricting a key tool of immigration enforcement by prohibiting funding for detaining individuals under immigration laws.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Detention Enforcement

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in committee · United States · House Jul 29, 2025

HR 4798: Making American Elections Great Again Act

This bill modifies the U.S. census process to count only U.S. citizens for apportioning House seats and electoral votes, requiring census forms to include a citizenship checkbox. It mandates that voters present both government-issued photo ID and proof of U.S. citizenship (like a birth certificate or passport) to vote in person or by mail for federal offices, starting with the 2026 elections. State election officials must verify citizenship for provisional ballots to count them. The law affects all voters in federal elections and state election administrators, replacing current voter ID requirements with these new citizenship and photo ID standards.

Topics ✗ ImmigrationOpposes ImmigrationMandates citizenship proof for voting, restricting non-citizens' access to federal elections and aligning with 'restricts immigrant access' indicator.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Citizenship & Naturalization Tags Elections

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in committee · United States · House Aug 5, 2025

HR 4884: Correct the Count Act

HR 4884, the "Correct the Count Act," requires the U.S. Census Bureau to count only U.S. citizens in the next population census, rather than all residents. It mandates adding a citizenship checkbox to the census questionnaire so respondents can indicate citizenship status for themselves and household members. This change directly affects how census data is collected and used for apportioning congressional seats and distributing federal funds. The bill alters the fundamental methodology of the decennial census by excluding non-citizens from population tabulations.

Topics ✗ ImmigrationOpposes ImmigrationBill mandates counting only citizens in census, excluding non-citizens from population data, reducing federal funding and representation for immigrant communities.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Citizenship & Naturalization Enforcement

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