,,iv  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
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,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,july #aj1        
#bjbd,mr4 ,cleav] 7= himself1 ,mr4      
,espaillat1 ,mr4 ,trone1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1
 ,ms4 ,b>ragn1 ,mr4 ,v>gas1 ,ms4 ,wilson
 ( ,florida1 ,ms4 ,williams ( ,georgia1 
,mrs4 ,ramirez1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 
,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4
 ,norton1 & ,mr4 ,mc,govern7 submitt$ ! 
foll[+ concurr5t resolution2 :i* 0      
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,,concurr5t ,,resolution  ,express+ !   
s5se ( ,congress t wrongfully or unju/ly
 deport$ p :o h e/abli%$ significant    
ties ?r\gh ye>s ( life 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 des]ve a *ance to come home to reunite 
) lov$ ones ?r\gh a fair & c5tral       
process )9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel&        
,security4  ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates has  
deport$ ov] #b1jjj1jjj p 9 ! la/ #aj    
ye>s1 & n e deportation 0 fair1 j1 or   
accurate "u ,f$]al law2 ,:]eas _m ( ^?  
wrongfully or unju/ly deport$ h resid$ 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates = ye>s or ev5 decades1 

rais+ _! families1 build+ _! own        
bus9esses1 & contribut+ to _!           
communities & ! ,unit$ ,/ates economy2  
,:]eas ! ,supreme ,c\rt recognizes      
deportation to be a p>ticul>ly h>%      
p5alty & ! sev]ity ( deportation z !    
equival5t ( bani%m5t or exile 7,padilla 
v4 ,k5tucky1 #eei ,u4,s4 #cef at #cfe1  
#cgc 7#bjaj772 ,:]eas ne>ly all p :o 7  
deport$ on ! basis ( an unju/ removal   
ord]1 or :o h a new claim to lawful     
/atus s9ce _! deportation1 h no av5ue to
 mean+fully pres5t _! case to return    
home & reunite ) _! lov$ ones 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates2 ,:]eas ,congress (f]s limit$1 b
 critical1 proc$ures )9 ,unit$ ,/ates   
immigration law = all[+ wrongfully or   
unju/ly deport$ p to seek return to !   
,unit$ ,/ates foll[+ deportation1 b 9   
practice1 ^! me*anisms are difficult to 
access1 on]\s to navigate1 & r>ely      
result 9 p]mission to return2 ,:]eas p  
wrongfully or unju/ly deport$ f ! ,unit$
 ,/ates include-- 7#a7 p :o h be5       
sep>at$ f _! *ildr51 families1 & lov$   

ones aft] resid+ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates =    
ye>s or decades2  7#b7 recipi5ts ( !    
,def]r$ ,action = ,*ildhood ,arrivals   
7,,daca7 program :o lo/ _! /atus z a    
result ( protract$ litigation relat$ to 
! program2  7#c7 p t>get$ = deportation 
z retaliation = ex]cis+ _! ,fir/        
,am5dm5t "r to prote/ conditions 9 !    
immigration sy/em2  7#d7 p :o succe$$ 9 
w9n+ _! immigration cases subsequ5t to  
deportation1 b are /ill unable to       
return2  7#e7 p deport$ = pa/ nonviol5t 
crim9al convictions :o h subsequ5tly    
demon/rat$ a commitm5t to r5ewal & to _!
 community2  7#f7 p ^: crim9al          
convictions t 7 ! basis ( deportation h 
be5 expung$ or p>don$2 &  7#g7 vet]ans  
:o s]v$ ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas         
deportation1 by p]man5tly sep>at+ p f _!
 *ildr51 sp\ses1 & communities1 leads to
 de/abiliz+ & endur+ pov]ty1 food & h\s+
 insecurity1 & irrep>able psy*ological  
h>m to *ildr5 left beh9d2 ,:]eas _m     
deport$ p are s5t back to dang]\s       
conditions t put _! life & well-be+ at  

significant risk1 or to places :]e !y h 
no p]sonal ties at all2 ,:]eas ! h>ms ( 
deportation disproportionately affect   
,black & br[n immigrant families1 :o are
 ov]repres5t$ )9 ! deportation sy/em2   
,:]eas ! ,immigration ,nationality ,act1
 relevant regulations1 & ag5cy policy1 z
 writt51 d include c]ta9 legal me*anisms
 & av5ues design$ to all[ a p]son to    
make a case = return subsequ5t to       
deportation1 includ+ ?r\gh proc$ures to 
reop5 a clos$ immigration c\rt case1 to 
effectuate return ^u prevail+ on an     
appeal1 or to seek discretion>y au?ority
 to return2 ,:]eas ^! me*anisms t       
,congress & ! ag5cy int5d$ = rem$y+     
wrongful or unju/ deportations are      
l>gely ineffective & insuffici5t due to 
a dec5traliz$ review process1 associat$ 
l5g?y wait times1 complicat$ & opaque   
application proc$ures1 little to no     
access to c\nsel1 & a lack ( res\rces = 
l9e-level decision mak]s ) ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,homel& ,security to mean+fully consid]
 su* reque/s2 ,:]eas a c5traliz$1       

d$icat$ unit )9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel&   
,security t (f]s a fair & indep5d5t     
process = review+ applications f        
individuals seek+ to return to ! ,unit$ 
,/ates foll[+ a wrongful or unju/       
deportation w\ld ensure great] fairness 
& consi/5cy 9 adjudication1 alleviate ! 
burd5 on individual gov]nm5t attorneys &
 immigration c\rts1 & reori5t !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security t[>d      
rem$y+ pa/ wrongful or unju/ decisions  
to deport2 ,:]eas su* a c5traliz$1      
d$icat$ ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security   
unit focus$ on consid]+ reque/s to      
return f wrongfully or unju/ly deport$ p
 c\ld utilize ! legal & discretion>y    
au?ority already provid$ "u ,f$]al law  
to facilitate ! return ( ^? ^: removal  
ord]s 7 contr>y to law or ju/ice2 ,:]eas
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security has    
already e/abli%$ a successful c5tral    
removal review unit1 kn[n z ,imm,vets1 =
 ! repatriation ( wrongfully or unju/ly 
deport$ ,unit$ ,/ates vet]ans1 includ+  
approximately #ajj t h return$ to !     

,unit$ ,/ates po/deportation1 demon/rat+
 ! feasibility & effectiv5ess ( su* an  
approa*2 ,:]eas e/abli%+ a c5traliz$    
unit to review reque/s to return to !   
,unit$ ,/ates f o!r p :o h be5          
wrongfully or unju/ly deport$ is :olly  
)9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security's    
broad legal au?ority & w\ld br+ fairness
 & cr$ibility to ! ,unit$ ,/ates        
immigration sy/em2 & ,:]eas br++ home   
wrongfully or unju/ly deport$ fa!rs1    
mo!rs1 community lead]s1 & work]s is    
ess5tial = mov+ t[>d an immigration     
sy/em t prioritizes family unity1       
community well-be+1 economic prosp]ity1 
& basic due process3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t
 x is ! s5se ( ,congress t wrongfully or
 unju/ly deport$ p des]ve a mean+ful    
*ance to come home to reunite ) _! lov$ 
ones ?r\gh a c5traliz$ unit )9 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security    
d$icat$ to review+ reque/s = return to !
 ,unit$ ,/ates4