,,iii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #ci  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate  
,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ca1     
#bjbd,mr4 ,book] 7= himself1 ,mr4       
,padilla1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 &
 ,ms4 ,duckwor?7 submitt$ ! foll[+      
concurr5t resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! 
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,,concurr5t  
,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se (        
,congress t individuals :o h be5        
wrongfully or unju/ly deport$ f ! ,unit$
 ,/ates :o e/abli%$ significant ties to 
! ,unit$ ,/ates ?r\gh ye>s ( life 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates des]ve a *ance to come    
home to reunite ) lov$ ones ?r\gh a fair
 & c5traliz$ process )9 ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,homel& ,security4  ,:]eas1 s9ce #bjad1 
! ,unit$ ,/ates has deport$ ov]         
#b1jjj1jjj individuals1 & n e su*       
deportation 0 fair1 j1 or accurate "u   
,f$]al law2 ,:]eas _m individuals :o 7  
wrongfully or unju/ly deport$ _h resid$ 
9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates = ye>s or ev5 decades1
 rais+ _! families1 build+ _! own       
bus9esses1 & contribut+ to _!           

communities & ! ,unit$ ,/ates economy2  
,:]eas1 9 ,padilla v4 ,k5tucky 7#bjaj71 
! ,supreme ,c\rt /ates t deportation is 
a p>ticul>ly h>% p5alty & recognizes !  
sev]ity ( deportation z ! equival5t (   
bani%m5t or exile2 ,:]eas ne>ly all     
individuals :o 7 deport$ bas$ on an     
unju/ removal ord]1 or :o h a new claim 
to lawful /atus 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates s9ce  
_! deportation1 d n h an av5ue to       
mean+fully pres5t _! case to return home
 & reunite ) _! lov$ ones 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates2 ,:]eas !re are limit$ b critical
 proc$ures "u ,unit$ ,/ates immigration 
law = all[+ wrongfully or unju/ly       
deport$ individuals to seek return to ! 
,unit$ ,/ates aft] deportation1 b 9     
practice su* me*anisms are difficult to 
access & on]\s to navigate & r>ely      
result 9 p]mission to return2 ,:]eas    
individuals wrongfully or unju/ly       
deport$ f ! ,unit$ ,/ates include-- 7#a7
 individuals :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
 "u ! ,def]r$ ,action = ,*ildhood       
,arrivals program :o lo/ su* /atus z a  
result ( protract$ litigation relat$ to 
! program2  7#c7 individuals t>get$ =   
deportation z retaliation = ex]cis+ _!  
"r "u ! ,fir/ ,am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to prote/ conditions 
9 ! immigration sy/em2  7#d7 individuals
 :o h succe$$ 9 w9n+ _! immigration     
cases aft] deportation b nev]!less are  
unable to return to ! ,unit$ ,/ates2    
7#e7 individuals deport$ = pa/ nonviol5t
 crim9al convictions :o h subsequ5tly   
demon/rat$ a commitm5t to r5ewal & to _!
 community2  7#f7 individuals ^: crim9al
 convictions t 7 ! basis ( deportation h
 be5 expung$ or p>don$2 &  7#g7 vet]ans 
:o s]v$ ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas1 by     
p]man5tly sep>at+ individuals f _!      
*ildr51 sp\ses1 & communities1          
deportation leads to de/abiliz+ & endur+
 pov]ty1 food & h\s+ insecurity1 &      
irrep>able psy*ological h>m to *ildr5   
left beh9d2 ,:]eas _m deport$           

individuals are s5t back to dang]\s     
conditions t pose a significant risk to 
_! lives & well-be+1 or to c\ntries :]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 ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja et
 seq471 relevant regulations1 & ,f$]al  
ag5cy policy d include c]ta9 legal      
me*anisms & av5ues design$ to all[ an   
individual to pres5t a case = return    
aft] deportation 7includ+ ?r\gh         
proc$ures to reop5 a clos$ immigration  
c\rt case71 to effectuate return ^u     
prevail+ on an appeal1 & to seek        
discretion>y au?ority to return2 h[ev]1 
su* me*anisms int5d$ by ,congress & !   
relevant ,f$]al ag5cies to rem$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 decisionmak]s ) ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,homel& ,security to mean+fully consid] 
su* cases2 ,:]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 aft] 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$y+ pa/    
wrongful or unju/ deportation decisions2
 ,:]eas su* a unit c\ld ex]cise ! legal 
& discretion>y au?ority already provid$ 
"u ,f$]al law to facilitate ! return (  
individuals ^: removal ord]s 7 contr>y  
to law or ju/ice2 ,:]eas ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,homel& ,security has already e/abli%$ a
 successful c5tral removal review unit1 
kn[n z ,imm,vets1 = ! repatriation (    
wrongfully or unju/ly deport$ ,unit$    
,/ates vet]ans1 includ+ approximately   

#ajj su* vet]ans :o h return$ to !      
,unit$ ,/ates aft] deportation1 :i*     
demon/rates ! feasibility & effectiv5ess
 ( su* an approa*2 ,:]eas e/abli%+ su* a
 unit is :olly )9 ! broad legal au?ority
 ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security &    
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$          
individuals des]ve a mean+ful *ance to  
come home to ! ,unit$ ,/ates & reunite )
 _! lov$ ones ?r\gh a c5traliz$ unit )9 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security d$icat$ 
to review+ reque/s = return to ! ,unit$ 
,/ates4