{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Legislation","name":"Bipartisan Border Solutions Act of 2021","description":"

Bipartisan Border Solutions Act of 2021

This bill establishes regional processing centers for conducting immigration-related activities and addresses other related issues.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall establish at least four regional processing centers along the southern border in high-traffic Border Patrol sectors. These centers shall conduct processing activities such as criminal history checks, medical screenings, asylum interviews and credible fear determinations, and short-term detention of individuals.

The bill imposes various requirements, such as requiring the centers to (1) allow nongovernmental entities access to detained individuals to provide humanitarian or legal assistance, and (2) provide detained aliens access to legal counsel for certain asylum proceedings.

The bill also requires DHS and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to develop pilot programs to improve asylum decisions, credible fear determinations, access to counsel, and case management of aliens awaiting asylum hearings or decisions.

DOJ shall, to the greatest extent practicable, prioritize removal cases involving aliens apprehended while entering the United States during an irregular migration influx.

Before placing an unaccompanied alien child with an individual, the Department of Health and Human Services must conduct a criminal background check of each adult member of that individual's household. An alien child may not be placed in a household where an individual has been convicted of certain crimes, including offenses involving sex or domestic violence.

The bill also makes it a crime to make a materially false statement or knowingly use a false document to obtain custody of an unaccompanied alien child.

","legislationIdentifier":"S 1358","legislationType":"Bill","legislationLegalForce":"NotInForce","legislationJurisdiction":"USA","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"John Cornyn","url":"https://legisdaily.com/mp/john-cornyn-us"}],"about":{"@type":"Thing","name":"Immigration"},"keywords":"Administrative remedies, Arizona, Assault and harassment offenses, Border security and unlawful immigration, California, Census and government statistics, Charitable contributions, Child health, Child safety and welfare, Congressional oversight, Crime prevention, Crimes against children, Criminal justice information and records, Department of Homeland Security, Detention of persons, Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad, Domestic violence and child abuse, Due process and equal protection, Emergency medical services and trauma care, Employee hiring, Foreign aid and international relief, Foreign language and bilingual programs, Fraud offenses and financial crimes, Government buildings, facilities, and property, Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management, Government information and archives, Government studies and investigations, Health personnel, Health promotion and preventive care, Human trafficking, Immigrant health and welfare, Immigration status and procedures, Infectious and parasitic diseases, International law and treaties, Judicial procedure and administration, Latin America, Lawyers and legal services, Medical tests and diagnostic methods, Mental health, Mexico, New Mexico, Performance measurement, Public contracts and procurement, Refugees, asylum, displaced persons, Sex offenses, Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations, Specialized courts, Texas, Transportation safety and security, Violent crime, Women's health, Worker safety and health","dateModified":"2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z","url":"https://legisdaily.com/bill/USA-117-S-1358"}

John Cornyn

John Cornyn

Judiciary Committee