S. 112 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Jan 16, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryMakes returning migrants to border countries mandatory
This bill changes how the government handles people who arrive at the U.S. land border and apply to enter. Right now, the Department of Justice can choose whether to detain these people in the U.S. or return them to the bordering country while their application is reviewed. This bill would require the DOJ to return them to the bordering country instead, unless they clearly qualify for admission.
How it affects you
This would directly affect people who arrive at the U.S. southern or northern border seeking entry and apply for admission. Instead of potentially waiting in the U.S. while their case is processed, they would be returned to Mexico or Canada (depending on where they entered) during that process. For most Americans, the change affects immigration enforcement procedures at the borders.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Jan 16, 2025)
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.)
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionS. 112
A BILL
Make the Migrant Protection Protocols Mandatory Act of 2025
Sponsor: Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) · Introduced Jan 16, 2025 · Immigration · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Jan 16, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.”