What This Bill Does · Plain English
Summary · Congress.gov
Make the Migrant Protection Protocols Mandatory Act of 2025 This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to remove certain non-U.S. nationals ( aliens under federal law) from the United States while such an individual's application for admission is pending. Specifically, if such an individual arrived by land from a foreign country bordering the United States and the individual is not clearly and beyond a doubt entitled to admission into the United States, DOJ must return that individual to that bordering foreign country while the individual's application for admission is pending. (Currently, DOJ may choose to detain such an individual or return the individual to the bordering foreign country while the application for admission is pending.)
Action Timeline
2025-01-16
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-01-16
Introduced in Senate
Frequently Asked Questions
Did S.112 pass?
S.112 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: 47%.
What does S.112 do?
Make the Migrant Protection Protocols Mandatory Act of 2025 This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to remove certain non-U.S. nationals ( aliens under federal law) from the United States while such an individual's application for admission is pending. Specifically, if such an individual arrived by land from a foreign country bordering the United States and the individual is not clearly and beyond a doubt entitled to admission into the United States, DOJ must return that individual to that bordering foreign country while the individual's application for admission is pending. (Curren…
Who sponsored S.112?
S.112 was sponsored by Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee).
Full Bill Text
119 S112 IS: Make the Migrant Protection Protocols Mandatory Act of 2025 U.S. Senate 2025-01-16 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 112 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 16, 2025 Mrs. Blackburn (for herself, Mr. Daines , Mr. Risch , Mr. Sheehy , Mr. Crapo , Mr. Rounds , Mr. Moran , and Mr. Tillis ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend section 235(b)(2)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the implementation of the Migrant Protection Protocols. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Make the Migrant Protection Protocols Mandatory Act of 2025 . 2. Mandatory implementation of the Migrant Protection Protocols Section 235(b)(2)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(2)(C) ) is amended by striking may and inserting shall .
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