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119-hr-8381119th Congress

Safe Check-Ins for Immigrants Act

Sponsored By: Representative Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]

Introduced

Summary

Allows certain immigrants to check in by video instead of in person. The bill would add a new subsection to the Immigration and Nationality Act that lets the Secretary of Homeland Security permit aliens released under INA 236(a)(2) to satisfy periodic appearance requirements through video teleconference. It applies to people who must appear periodically before an immigration officer or a case manager in an alternatives to detention program while a removal decision is pending. The change adds a technological option for meeting existing check-in rules.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Video check-ins for released immigrants

If enacted, the bill would let certain immigrants check in by video instead of in person. This would apply to aliens released under INA section 236(a)(2). It would cover those who must report periodically to an immigration officer or to a case manager in an alternatives-to-detention program. The Secretary of Homeland Security would be able to allow video teleconferences to satisfy the periodic appearance requirement. The bill would not create new release authority or change how detention decisions are made. It would take effect upon enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]

NY • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 6/15/2026

Roll Call Votes

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