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Justice for Jocelyn Act

USA119th CongressHR-355| House 
| Updated: 1/13/2025
Troy E. Nehls

Troy E. Nehls

Republican Representative

Texas

Cosponsors (7)
Lance Gooden (Republican)Andy Biggs (Republican)Brandon Gill (Republican)Nancy Mace (Republican)W. Gregory Steube (Republican)Lauren Boebert (Republican)Wesley Hunt (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill mandates that all aliens on the Immigration and Customs Enforcement's nondetained docket be enrolled in the Alternatives to Detention program. These individuals would be subject to continuous GPS monitoring for the duration of their immigration proceedings, including appeals, and until removal if ordered. Additionally, they would be required to observe a curfew , staying at their compliant home address between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. A key provision of the bill states that any alien who fails to comply with a condition of their release order shall be ordered removed in absentia by an immigration judge upon an immigration officer's affidavit. Furthermore, the bill imposes strict limitations on participation in Alternatives to Detention programs, allowing release into such a program only when all available detention beds are filled, no other detention options exist, and the Secretary has exhausted all reasonable efforts to hold aliens in detention.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-9015
Justice for Jocelyn Act
Jan 13, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 119-72
Introduced in Senate
Jan 13, 2025
Introduced in House
Jan 13, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-9015
    Justice for Jocelyn Act


  • January 13, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 119-72
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 13, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • January 13, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Immigration

Related Bills

  • S 119-72: Justice for Jocelyn Act

Justice for Jocelyn Act

USA119th CongressHR-355| House 
| Updated: 1/13/2025
This bill mandates that all aliens on the Immigration and Customs Enforcement's nondetained docket be enrolled in the Alternatives to Detention program. These individuals would be subject to continuous GPS monitoring for the duration of their immigration proceedings, including appeals, and until removal if ordered. Additionally, they would be required to observe a curfew , staying at their compliant home address between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. A key provision of the bill states that any alien who fails to comply with a condition of their release order shall be ordered removed in absentia by an immigration judge upon an immigration officer's affidavit. Furthermore, the bill imposes strict limitations on participation in Alternatives to Detention programs, allowing release into such a program only when all available detention beds are filled, no other detention options exist, and the Secretary has exhausted all reasonable efforts to hold aliens in detention.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-9015
Justice for Jocelyn Act
Jan 13, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 119-72
Introduced in Senate
Jan 13, 2025
Introduced in House
Jan 13, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-9015
    Justice for Jocelyn Act


  • January 13, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 119-72
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 13, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • January 13, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Troy E. Nehls

Troy E. Nehls

Republican Representative

Texas

Cosponsors (7)
Lance Gooden (Republican)Andy Biggs (Republican)Brandon Gill (Republican)Nancy Mace (Republican)W. Gregory Steube (Republican)Lauren Boebert (Republican)Wesley Hunt (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

Immigration

Related Bills

  • S 119-72: Justice for Jocelyn Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted