,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bcdg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ah1 #bjai ,mr4
 ,vela 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,gonzalez (     
,texas1 & ,mr4 ,cuell>7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to exp& 9-c\ntry process+ ( family     
units & m9ors 9 ,guatemala1 ,honduras1 &
 ,el ,salvador to provide relief to !   
s\!rn bord] & uphold access to          
humanit>ian protection consi/5t ) ,u4,s4
 laws4  #a4  ,%ort title ,?is ,act may  
be cit$ z ! ,bord] & ,refugee ,assi/ance
 ,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,ne$ = compreh5sive 
assi/ance /rategy ,x is ! s5se (        
,congress t a multifacet$ ,u4,s4        
response is ne$$ to address !           
humanit>ian crisis 9 ! ,nor!rn          
,triangle4 ,su* a response mu/ include  
,u4,s4 inve/m5t 9 ! ,nor!rn ,triangle   
aim$ at improv+ gov]nance1 enhanc+      
security1 & promot+ prosp]ity 9 ! region
 z well z inve/m5ts 9 ! ,u4,s4 ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,/ate's ,refugee ,process+ ,c5t]1    

,,uscis ,asylum ,division1 & ,u4,s4     
,immigration ,c\rts to uphold access to 
humanit>ian protection consi/5t ) ,u4,s4
 law & int]national /&>ds4 ,9-c\ntry    
process+ ( refugee claims is only "o    
compon5t ( a compreh5sive /rategy1 aim$ 
at provid+ increas$ economic & security 
conditions 9 ! ,nor!rn ,triangle4  #c4  
,expansion ( 9-c\ntry process+ ,not)/&+ 
any o!r provision ( law3 7a7 ,!         
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security & !       
,secret>y ( ,/ate %all "w toge!r to exp&
 9-c\ntry refugee process+ c5t]s )9     
,nor!rn ,triangle c\ntries to accept    
applications f family units & m9ors 9   
ord] to provide a safe & ord]ly process 
= process+ claims & ensur+ humanit>ian  
protection4  7b7 ,victims ( dome/ic     
viol5ce & gangs are eligible to qualify 
= refugee protections4  7c7             
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ su* sums z   
may be necess>y to implem5t section #c4