,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ibgj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #aa1 #bjbf,ms4 
,dexter 7for herself1 ,ms4 ,pelosi1 ,mr4
 ,casar1 ,mr4 ,castro of ,texas1 ,mr4   
,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,goldman of ,new ,york1
 ,mr4 ,lieu1 ,mrs4 ,ramirez1 ,mr4       
,frost1 ,ms4 ,hoyle of ,oregon1 ,ms4    
,salinas1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,ms4 ,escobar1   
,ms4 ,ansari1 ,ms4 ,crockett1 ,ms4      
,garcia of ,texas1 ,ms4 ,jacobs1 ,ms4   
,simon1 ,mr4 ,thanedar1 ,ms4            
,mc,clellan1 ,ms4 ,randall1 ,mr4 ,garca 
of ,illinois1 ,ms4 ,mejia1 ,mrs4        
,foushee1 ,mrs4 ,fletcher1 and ,ms4     
,norton7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary1 and in addition to the  
,committee on ,armed ,services1 for a   
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
address the enforcement of the          

immigration laws with respect to        
unaccompanied minors4  #a4 ,short title 
,this ,act may be cited as the ,dignity 
and ,due ,process for ,children ,act of 
#bjbf4  #b4 ,enforcement of immigration 
laws with respect to unaccompanied alien
 children  7a7 ,in general ,section #bhg
 of the ,immigration and ,nationality   
,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aceg7 is amended by 
adding at the end the following3  7i7   
,an alien under #ah years of age1       
encountered by an immigration officer   
encountered in the ,united ,states      
beyond a border or port of entry without
 a parent or legal guardian at the time 
of such encounter1 may not be arrested  
or detained pending a decision on       
whether such alien is to be removed from
 the ,united ,states unless a warrant is
 issued for such arrest by an           
immigration judge4  4  7b7 ,prohibition 
on military transport  7#a7 ,prohibition
 ,except as provided in paragraph 7#b7--
 7,a7 no member of the ,armed ,forces1  
or contractor of the ,department of     

,defense1 may be deployed or otherwise  
used to transport an unaccompanied alien
 child for the purpose of enforcing the 
immigration laws1 including any         
deportation1 expulsion1 or removal2 and 
7,b7 no vessel1 aircraft1 or vehicle    
owned or operated by the ,department of 
,defense may be used for such transport4
  7#b7 ,exception ,paragraph 7#a7 shall 
not apply with respect to the use or    
deployment of a member of the ,armed    
,forces1 or the use of a vessel1        
aircraft1 or vehicle specified in such  
paragraph1 in a location in the ,united 
,states under a presidential declaration
 under the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford        
,disaster ,relief and ,emergency        
,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaba et
 seq47 in response to a natural disaster
 or other weather-related event4  7c7   
,representation requirement ,the        
,attorney ,general1 the ,secretary of   
,homeland ,security1 the ,secretary of  
,health and ,human ,services1 or the    
head of any other agency1 as applicable1

 shall not require or in any way induce 
or coerce an unaccompanied alien child  
to sign any legal document impacting    
their custody1 placement1 or immigration
 status to waive their right to a       
hearing or the opportunity to file      
applications for immigration relief1    
accept removal or voluntary return1     
accept criminal liability1 or concede to
 removability without a meaningful      
opportunity to consult confidentially   
with a lawyer4 ,if the child does not   
have a lawyer1 the government shall     
immediately provide the child a referral
 to and ensure the child is provided an 
opportunity to consult confidentially   
with a legal services provider at the   
earliest point practicable and not more 
than #e business days after the date on 
which the agency presents the           
unaccompanied alien child with the legal
 document4  7d7 ,rule of construction   
,nothing in this ,act may be construed  
to supersede the ,trafficking ,victims  
,protection ,reauthorization ,act 7#bb  

,u4,s4,c4 #gaja note74  7e7 ,definitions
 ,in this section3 7#a7 ,immigration    
laws ,the term immigration laws shall   
have the definition given such term in  
section #aja of the ,immigration and    
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja74 
7#b7 ,unaccompanied alien child ,the    
term unaccompanied alien child shall    
have the meaning given such term in     
section #dfb7;g7 of the ,homeland       
,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4   
#bgi7;g774