A bill to require that certain aliens receive written notice of removal proceedings before being granted parole or released from detention and to enumerate the possible consequences for failing to attend such proceedings.

II 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 1007 To require that certain aliens receive written notice of removal proceedings before being granted parole or released from detention and to enumerate the possible consequences for failing to attend such proceedings. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES MARCH 25, 2021 Mr. TUBERVILLE (for himself, Mr. CRUZ, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. LEE, and Mr. BRAUN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To require that certain aliens receive written notice of re- moval proceedings before being granted parole or re- leased from detention and to enumerate the possible con- sequences for failing to attend such proceedings. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. WRITTEN NOTICE OF REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS. 3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 235(b) of the Immigra- 4 tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1225(b)) is amended 5 by adding at the end the following: 6 ‘‘(4) WRITTEN NOTICE.—An alien described in 7 this subsection shall not be granted parole or re- 8 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:55 Apr 18, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1007.IS S1007 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •S 1007 IS leased from detention by the Attorney General or the 1 Secretary of Homeland Security without having been 2 provided a written notice under paragraph (1) or (2) 3 of section 239(a) that— 4 ‘‘(A) informs the alien that he or she is re- 5 quired to appear before an immigration judge 6 for removal proceedings; and 7 ‘‘(B) identifies the specific date on which 8 such proceedings will take place.’’. 9 (b) CONSEQUENCES FOR FAILURE TO ATTEND 10 HEARING.—Section 240(b)(5)(A) of the Immigration and 11 Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229a(b)(5)(A)) is amended— 12 (1) by striking ‘‘Any alien’’ and inserting the 13 following: 14 ‘‘(i) REMOVAL.—Any alien’’; 15 (2) by striking ‘‘the Service’’ and inserting 16 ‘‘U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’’; and 17 (3) by adding at the end the following: 18 ‘‘(ii) ADDITIONAL CONSEQUENCES 19 FOR FAILURE TO ATTEND PROCEEDING.— 20 Absent exceptional circumstances, the fail- 21 ure of an alien to attend a proceeding re- 22 ferred to in clause (i) shall result in the 23 immediate termination of— 24 ‘‘(I) the alien’s parole; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:19 Apr 22, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1007.IS S1007 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •S 1007 IS ‘‘(II) deferred action; 1 ‘‘(III) temporary protected status 2 under section 244; 3 ‘‘(IV) any other immigration sta- 4 tus; and 5 ‘‘(V) any employment authoriza- 6 tion associated with any status set 7 forth in subclauses (I) through (IV).’’. 8 (c) SAVINGS PROVISION.—None of the amendments 9 made by this Act may be construed as authorizing the pa- 10 role or release of any alien if such parole or release is not 11 otherwise expressly authorized by law. 12 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:55 Apr 18, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S1007.IS S1007 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS