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Centralized Review for Unjustly Deported Individuals to Return Home.

Congress expresses its view that individuals unjustly deported who have strong ties to the U.S. (family, community) deserve a chance to return. The resolution calls for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a centralized unit. This unit would fairly and efficiently review applications for return, aiming to reunite families and correct systemic errors.
Key points
The proposal aims to create a centralized DHS process to facilitate the return of individuals who were wrongfully or unjustly deported but maintained significant ties to the U.S.
Current return procedures are difficult and ineffective; the new unit would ensure greater fairness and consistency in case adjudication.
This includes veterans, parents separated from children, and individuals whose deportation-basis convictions were later expunged or pardoned.
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A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that individuals who have been wrongfully or unjustly deported from the United States who established significant ties to the United States through years of life in the United States deserve a chance to come home to reunite with loved ones through a fair and centralized process within the Department of Homeland Security.
Print number: SCONRES 39
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Process start date: 2024-07-31