1ST SESSION H. R. 5383
To reform the process for enforcing the immigration laws of the United
States, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
DECEMBER 10, 2019
Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois (for himself, Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. BASS, Ms. PRESSLEY,
Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. HAALAND, Ms. TLAIB, Ms.
ESCOBAR, Ms. OMAR, Ms. GARCIA of Texas,
Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of
Illinois, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. RUSH, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr.TAKANO, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. MENG, Mrs. NAPOLITANO,
Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. SERRANO, Ms.
CLARKE of New York, Ms. NORTON, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr.
VARGAS, Mr. CA ´ RDENAS, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, Mr. JOHNSON of
Georgia, Mr. CORREA, and Mr. MEEKS) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To reform the process for enforcing the immigration laws
of the United States, and for other purposes.
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘New Way Forward
Act’’.
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1 TITLE I—END MANDATORY DE2
TENTION AND REQUIRE
3 PROBABLE CAUSE FOR AR4
REST
5 SEC. 101. PHASE-OUT OF PRIVATE FOR-PROFIT DETENTION
6 FACILITIES AND USE OF JAILS.
7 (a) SECURE DETENTION FACILITIES.—Beginning on
8 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
9 Homeland Security may not enter into, or extend, any con10
tract with any public or private for-profit entity that owns
11 or operates a detention facility for use of that facility to
12 detain aliens in the custody of the Department of Home13
land Security, and shall terminate any such contract not
14 later than the date that is 3 years after the date of the
15 enactment of this Act. Beginning on the date that is 3
16 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, any facil17
ity at which aliens in the custody of the Department of
18 Homeland Security are detained shall be owned and oper19
ated by the Department of Homeland Security.
20 (b) NON-SECURE DETENTION PROGRAMS.—Begin21
ning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec22
retary of Homeland Security may not enter into, or ex23
tend, any contract with any public or private for-profit en24
tity that owns or operates a program or facility that pro25
vides for non-residential detention-related activities for
......TITLE VI—DECRIMINALIZE MIGRATION
SEC. 601. REPEALING MIGRATION CRIMINAL LAWS.
4 (a) CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR ENTRY AT IMPROPER5 TIME OR PLACE.—Section 275 of the Immigration and
6 Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1325) is repealed.
7 (b) CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR REENTRY.—Section
8 276 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.9 1326) is repealed.
10 TITLE VII—RIGHT TO COME
11 HOME
12 SEC. 701. RECONSIDERING AND REOPENING IMMIGRATION
13 CASES.