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To provide discretionary authority to an immigration judge to determine that an alien parent of a United States citizen child should not be ordered removed, deported, or excluded from the United States.

USA115th CongressHR-2508| House 
| Updated: 6/7/2017
Jose E. Serrano

Jose E. Serrano

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (18)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)John Lewis (Democratic)Luis V. Gutierrez (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Jared Polis (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee, Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Child Citizen Protection Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act, in the case of an alien subject to removal, deportation, or exclusion and who is the parent of a U.S. citizen child, to authorize an immigration judge to decline to order such removal if the judge determines that action to be against the child's best interests. Such discretion shall not apply to an alien when the judge determines that the alien: (1) is excludable or deportable on security grounds, or (2) has engaged in sex trafficking or severe forms of trafficking in persons.
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Timeline
May 17, 2017
Introduced in House
May 17, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 7, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
  • May 17, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • May 17, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


  • June 7, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Immigration

Border security and unlawful immigrationChild safety and welfareCrimes against womenFamily relationshipsHuman traffickingImmigration status and proceduresJudicial procedure and administration

To provide discretionary authority to an immigration judge to determine that an alien parent of a United States citizen child should not be ordered removed, deported, or excluded from the United States.

USA115th CongressHR-2508| House 
| Updated: 6/7/2017
Child Citizen Protection Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act, in the case of an alien subject to removal, deportation, or exclusion and who is the parent of a U.S. citizen child, to authorize an immigration judge to decline to order such removal if the judge determines that action to be against the child's best interests. Such discretion shall not apply to an alien when the judge determines that the alien: (1) is excludable or deportable on security grounds, or (2) has engaged in sex trafficking or severe forms of trafficking in persons.
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Timeline
May 17, 2017
Introduced in House
May 17, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 7, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
  • May 17, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • May 17, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


  • June 7, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Jose E. Serrano

Jose E. Serrano

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (18)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)John Lewis (Democratic)Luis V. Gutierrez (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Jared Polis (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee, Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee

Immigration

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Border security and unlawful immigrationChild safety and welfareCrimes against womenFamily relationshipsHuman traffickingImmigration status and proceduresJudicial procedure and administration