,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #iac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #g1        
#bjag,mr4 ,foster 7for himself and ,mr4 
,deutch7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide  
for improvements in the treatment of    
detainees1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,immigrant ,detainee ,legal ,rights 
,act4  #b4 ,office of legal access      
programs  7a7 ,establishment of office  
of legal access programs ,the ,attorney 
,general shall establish and maintain1  
within the ,executive ,office for       
,immigration ,review1 an ,office of     
,legal ,access ,programs to develop and 
administer a system of legal orientation
 programs to make immigration           
proceedings more efficient and          
cost-effective by educating aliens      
regarding administrative procedures and 
legal rights under ,united ,states      
immigration law and to establish other  

programs to assist in providing aliens  
access to legal information4 ,the       
,attorney ,general shall submit a plan  
to ,congress not later than #ahj days   
after the enactment of this ,act        
including a schedule to develop and     
deploy legal orientation programs for   
all detainees not later than #a year    
after the enactment of this ,act4 ,the  
,attorney ,general shall seek input from
 nongovernmental organizations and      
stakeholders in developing this plan4   
7b7 ,legal orientation programs ,the    
legal orientation programs-- 7#a7 shall 
provide programs to assist detained     
aliens in making informed and timely    
decisions regarding their removal and   
eligibility for relief from removal in  
order to increase efficiency and reduce 
costs in immigration proceedings and    
,federal custody processes and to       
improve access to counsel and other     
legal services2  7#b7 shall ensure that 
programs and written notice of rights   
are available in ,english and the five  

most common native languages spoken by  
the detainees held in custody at that   
location during the preceding fiscal    
year2  7#c7 shall identify unaccompanied
 alien children1 aliens with a serious  
mental disability1 and other            
particularly vulnerable aliens for      
consideration by the ,attorney ,general 
pursuant to section #bib7;c7 of the     
,immigration and ,nationality ,act1 as  
added by section #cejb7;c72 and  7#d7   
may provide services to detained aliens 
in immigration proceedings under        
sections #bce1 #bch1 #bdj1 and          
#bda7;a77#e7 of the ,immigration and    
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abbe1  
#abbh1 #abbi;a1 and #abca7;a77#e77 and  
to other aliens in immigration and      
asylum proceedings under sections #bce1 
#bch1 and #bdj of the ,immigration and  
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abbe1  
#abbh1 and #abbi;a74  7c7 ,procedures   
,the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 
in consultation with the ,attorney      
,general1 shall establish procedures    

that ensure that legal orientation      
programs are available for all detained 
aliens within #e days of arrival into   
custody and to inform such aliens of the
 basic procedures of immigration        
hearings1 their rights relating to those
 hearings under the immigration laws1   
information that may deter such aliens  
from filing frivolous legal claims1 and 
any other information deemed appropriate
 by the ,attorney ,general1 such as a   
contact list of potential legal         
resources and providers4  7d7 ,rule of  
construction ,nothing in this subsection
 shall be construed to create any       
substantive or procedural right or      
benefit that is legally enforceable by  
any party against the ,united ,states or
 its agencies or officers or any other  
person4  7e7 ,funding ,there shall be   
appropriated such sums as may be        
necessary to carry out this section4