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Stop the SURGE Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-3002| Senate 
| Updated: 10/19/2021
Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz

Republican Senator

Texas

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Stop the Surge of Unsafe Rio Grande Encampments Act of 2021 or the Stop the SURGE Act of 2021 This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to transfer certain aliens who enter the United States unlawfully to new ports of entry. Specifically, if DHS encounters such an individual in certain Border Patrol sectors (generally the sectors covering Texas), DHS must immediately transfer the individual to new ports of entry established under this bill in specified locations, including Greenwich, Connecticut, and Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. DHS may not exercise discretion to process such individuals in any location other than the ports of entry created under this bill. These provisions shall be deemed to have taken effect on September 1, 2021.
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Timeline
Oct 19, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Oct 19, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 1, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-5717
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
  • October 19, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 19, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • November 1, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-5717
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Immigration

Related Bills

  • HR 117-5717: Stop the SURGE Act

Stop the SURGE Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-3002| Senate 
| Updated: 10/19/2021
Stop the Surge of Unsafe Rio Grande Encampments Act of 2021 or the Stop the SURGE Act of 2021 This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to transfer certain aliens who enter the United States unlawfully to new ports of entry. Specifically, if DHS encounters such an individual in certain Border Patrol sectors (generally the sectors covering Texas), DHS must immediately transfer the individual to new ports of entry established under this bill in specified locations, including Greenwich, Connecticut, and Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. DHS may not exercise discretion to process such individuals in any location other than the ports of entry created under this bill. These provisions shall be deemed to have taken effect on September 1, 2021.
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Timeline
Oct 19, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Oct 19, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 1, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-5717
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
  • October 19, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 19, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • November 1, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-5717
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz

Republican Senator

Texas

Judiciary Committee

Immigration

Related Bills

  • HR 117-5717: Stop the SURGE Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted