SRES 29
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Expresses the Senate's view that the President already has legal authority under existing immigration law to take immediate action to secure the southern border, and urges the use of specific policies such as reinstating the Remain in Mexico program.
Official title: An original resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President of the United States possesses legal authority under existing law to take immediate and necessary action to secure the southwest border of the United States.
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Senate
Introduced
21-JAN-2025
Reported
21-JAN-2025
On the calendar
21-JAN-2025
- States that the President has authority under sections 208, 212(f), and 235(b)(2)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to secure the southern border.
- Urges the President and the Homeland Security Secretary to reinstate the Migrant Protection Protocols and end the catch-and-release policy.
- Urges immediate removal and return of illegal aliens to Mexico, detention of inadmissible aliens, and elimination of taxpayer-funded benefits for illegal aliens.
- Cites Customs and Border Protection figures, including more than 120,000 encounters since October 1, 2021 with illegal aliens who had criminal warrants or convictions.
Current. The Congressional Research Service's summary covers the bill's latest wording (Introduced in Senate, 21-JAN-2025).
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No cosponsors.