About the bill
Should undocumented children have a guaranteed right to a lawyer during their deportation trial?
Context and what the bill does
When undocumented people are caught crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, they’re sent to immigration court. But only about 32 percent of undocumented children caught are represented by a lawyer.
And that can make all the difference. More than 80 percent of such unrepresented children were deported, while only 12 percent of represented children were. After all, children almost never the intricacies of the legal system — or even English at all.
The Fair Day in Court for Kids Act would provide all unaccompanied children with legal representation when appearing in immigration court or removal proceedings.
It was introduced in the Senate on March 5 as bill number S. 662 ...
Sponsor and status
116th Congress (2019–2021)
This bill was introduced on March 5, 2019, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.
21 Cosponsors (20 Democrats, 1 Independent)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Hirono, Senate Democrats Call Attention to Treatment of Children at the Border”
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Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]
(Sponsor)
on Jul 23, 2019
“Senators Jones, Collins, Tester, and Crapo Introduce Legislation to Eliminate the Military Widows Tax”
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Sen. Doug Jones [D-AL, 2018-2020]
on Mar 5, 2019
“Senator Collins Joins Bipartisan Group in Introducing Legislation to Eliminate the Military Widows Tax”
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Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]
on Mar 12, 2019
History
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Feb 28, 2018
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 2468 (115th). |
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Mar 5, 2019
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. |
S. 662 (116th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 662. This is the one from the 116th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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