H.Con.Res.119 - Expressing the sense of Congress that wrongfully or unjustly deported people who have established significant ties through years of life in the United States deserve a chance to come home to reunite with loved ones through a fair and central process within the Department of Homeland Security.
This concurrent resolution expresses Congress's sense that people who were wrongfully or unjustly deported and have deep ties to the United States should have a fair opportunity to return and reunite with their families. The resolution notes that over 2 million deportations have occurred in the last decade, not all of which were fair or legally sound, and that many deported individuals had lived in the country for years or decades, raising families and contributing to communities. The bill points out that existing legal mechanisms for allowing wrongfully deported people to return are difficult to access and rarely successful, affecting separated families, DACA recipients, veterans, people whose convictions were later expunged, and others. The resolution calls on the Department of Homeland Security to establish a centralized, dedicated unit to review requests from wrongfully or unjustly deported individuals, similar to an existing successful program for deported veterans called ImmVets that has brought approximately 100 veterans back to the country. The resolution contains no funding or timeline requirements, as it is a non-binding statement of congressional sentiment rather than legislation that creates new law or appropriates money.
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