Judiciary Committee, Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
Alternatives to Detention Act of 2019 This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish programs for providing alternatives to detaining individuals under the immigration laws, including community-based supervision and community support programs. DHS may not detain and must place in an alternative detention program individuals deemed members of a vulnerable population (e.g., asylum seekers, pregnant or nursing women, or crime victims), a parent of a child under age 18, or a caregiver. DHS shall not use alternative detention programs for (1) aliens subject to mandatory detention, or (2) aliens where release on bond or recognizance is deemed to be sufficient. DHS shall establish the position of Coordinator of Alternatives to Detention and Family Reunification to coordinate the use of alternative detention programs and to reunify parents with children separated from them. Executive departments shall cooperate with the coordinator to the greatest extent practicable to facilitate the performance of the coordinator's mission.
Border security and unlawful immigrationChild safety and welfareCongressional oversightCrimes against womenCrime victimsDepartment of Homeland SecurityDetention of personsExecutive agency funding and structureFamily relationshipsHuman traffickingImmigrant health and welfareImmigration status and proceduresPublic-private cooperationRefugees, asylum, displaced personsSex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Alternatives to Detention Act of 2019
USA116th CongressHR-532| House
| Updated: 2/25/2019
Alternatives to Detention Act of 2019 This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish programs for providing alternatives to detaining individuals under the immigration laws, including community-based supervision and community support programs. DHS may not detain and must place in an alternative detention program individuals deemed members of a vulnerable population (e.g., asylum seekers, pregnant or nursing women, or crime victims), a parent of a child under age 18, or a caregiver. DHS shall not use alternative detention programs for (1) aliens subject to mandatory detention, or (2) aliens where release on bond or recognizance is deemed to be sufficient. DHS shall establish the position of Coordinator of Alternatives to Detention and Family Reunification to coordinate the use of alternative detention programs and to reunify parents with children separated from them. Executive departments shall cooperate with the coordinator to the greatest extent practicable to facilitate the performance of the coordinator's mission.
Judiciary Committee, Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee
Immigration
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
Border security and unlawful immigrationChild safety and welfareCongressional oversightCrimes against womenCrime victimsDepartment of Homeland SecurityDetention of personsExecutive agency funding and structureFamily relationshipsHuman traffickingImmigrant health and welfareImmigration status and proceduresPublic-private cooperationRefugees, asylum, displaced personsSex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination